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Do nucleons hold protons together in the nucleus?
Yes, the protons help hold an atomic nucleus together. Let's look at things and figure this one out. Protons are positively charged, as you know, and like charges repel. That's basic electrostatics. The Coulomb forces of the protons push them away from each other. Further, when protons are packed into an atomic nucleus, they're still pushing away from each other. Let's consider what happens when an atomic nucleus forms. The term nucleon is how we refer to protons and neutrons when they are used as building blocks of an atomic nucleus. And the nucleons all undergo what is called mass deficit when that atomic nucleus if forced together in nuclear fusion. All the nucleons lose some mass during the fusion process, and this mass is converted into nuclear binding energy. The nuclear binding energy is also called nuclear glue, or residual strong interaction (residual strong force). And it is this force that overcomes the repulsive force of the protons, and it keeps the nucleus together. It turns out that both the protons and neutrons are involved in the "magic" that holds the nucleus together, as we've seen. Certainly the protons cannot do it by themselves, and the neutrons are necessary. But the protons have to give up some mass as well so that residual strong force can appear and mediate the fusion process that holds the nucleus together. It's really that simple.
How are gluon's involved in force within the atom?
Strong nuclear forces act through gluons in the nucleus
Why are neutrons the glue that holds the nucleus together?
It would be better to say that neutrons do participate in the binding force that holds nuclei together, but do not alone act as the glue. Both protons and neutrons are attracted and bound in nuclei by the nuclear force. The strong force itself, a fundamental force in physics behind this short-distance attraction between nucleons, is actually mediated by another particle - the gluon.
How does the strong force keep the nucleus stable?
The strong nuclear force is an attractive force that counteracts (or rather balances-out) the repulsive coulomb force. Forces can be modelled by an exchange of particles between the involved bodies. I think the particle responsible for the strong nuclear force is the gluon. In a nucleus there should be a balance of protons and neutrons; too many protons and the repulsive force will be too high, too many neutrons and there won't be enough glue to go round.
What force keeps the protons and neutrons in the nucleus What causes this force?
The force that holds protons and neutrons inside the nucleus is officially called the strong nuclear force. This is one of the four fundamental forces of the universe (the others being gravitation, the weak nuclear force, and the electromagnetic force). Scientists are still trying to work out exactly why these forces exist. It has been hypothesized that the basic forces of the universe came into being at the time of the Big Bang and are essentially a random byproduct of that event.
What is the diffirence between nuclear force and weak nuclear force?
Yes. The Strong Nuclear Force is the force that holds the protons and neutrons together in the nucleus and is transmitted by gluons. It is the glue that holds the nucleus together. The Weak Force is responsible for the decay of radioactive elements. It ejects neutrons from the nucleus of a radioactive atom.
The most abundent isotope of lead contains 82 protons and 124 neutrons packed closely together in the nucleus why do the protons stay together in the nucleus rather than fly apart?
Protons stay together in the nucleus due to the strong nuclear force, otherwise known as binding energy. This force is the fundamental glue, so to speak, in everything. It overshadows the electromagnetic force by several orders of magnitude, so that the protons do not fly apart due to like charges repelling each other.
What is the glue that holds atoms together?
The glue that holds atoms together is the electromagnetic force between the positively charged protons in the nucleus and the negatively charged electrons surrounding it. This force keeps the electrons in orbit around the nucleus and holds the atoms together to form molecules and solids.
Do nucleons hold protons together in the nucleus?
Yes, the protons help hold an atomic nucleus together. Let's look at things and figure this one out. Protons are positively charged, as you know, and like charges repel. That's basic electrostatics. The Coulomb forces of the protons push them away from each other. Further, when protons are packed into an atomic nucleus, they're still pushing away from each other. Let's consider what happens when an atomic nucleus forms. The term nucleon is how we refer to protons and neutrons when they are used as building blocks of an atomic nucleus. And the nucleons all undergo what is called mass deficit when that atomic nucleus if forced together in nuclear fusion. All the nucleons lose some mass during the fusion process, and this mass is converted into nuclear binding energy. The nuclear binding energy is also called nuclear glue, or residual strong interaction (residual strong force). And it is this force that overcomes the repulsive force of the protons, and it keeps the nucleus together. It turns out that both the protons and neutrons are involved in the "magic" that holds the nucleus together, as we've seen. Certainly the protons cannot do it by themselves, and the neutrons are necessary. But the protons have to give up some mass as well so that residual strong force can appear and mediate the fusion process that holds the nucleus together. It's really that simple.
How are gluon's involved in force within the atom?
Strong nuclear forces act through gluons in the nucleus
Why are neutrons the glue that holds the nucleus together?
It would be better to say that neutrons do participate in the binding force that holds nuclei together, but do not alone act as the glue. Both protons and neutrons are attracted and bound in nuclei by the nuclear force. The strong force itself, a fundamental force in physics behind this short-distance attraction between nucleons, is actually mediated by another particle - the gluon.
How does the strong force keep the nucleus stable?
The strong nuclear force is an attractive force that counteracts (or rather balances-out) the repulsive coulomb force. Forces can be modelled by an exchange of particles between the involved bodies. I think the particle responsible for the strong nuclear force is the gluon. In a nucleus there should be a balance of protons and neutrons; too many protons and the repulsive force will be too high, too many neutrons and there won't be enough glue to go round.
Does the hydrogen nucleus have the strong force?
Yes. The strong interaction (or strong force) holds or binds quarks together. As you recall, quarks make up protons and neutrons. In cases where hydrogen nuclei have a neutron or two, residual strong interaction holds the neutron(s) to the proton. Some of the mass of the nucleons, which protons and neutrons when we are talking about them as components of an atomic nucleus, is converted into nuclear binding energy or nuclear glue to hold the nucleus together.
What is the particle that acts like glue in nucleus?
The "carrier" of the strong nuclear force between nucleons is the meson. However, that force itself comes out of the force between quarks within baryons, which is "carried" via gluons. So you could say either mesons or gluons.
What force keeps the protons and neutrons in the nucleus What causes this force?
The force that holds protons and neutrons inside the nucleus is officially called the strong nuclear force. This is one of the four fundamental forces of the universe (the others being gravitation, the weak nuclear force, and the electromagnetic force). Scientists are still trying to work out exactly why these forces exist. It has been hypothesized that the basic forces of the universe came into being at the time of the Big Bang and are essentially a random byproduct of that event.
Neutrons function as the atomic?
Neutrons function as the atomic glue that holds the nucleus together. They help stabilize the protons in the nucleus, preventing them from repelling each other due to their positive charge. The number of neutrons in an atom can affect its stability and the type of chemical reactions it can undergo.
What is the primary role of the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom?
The primary role of the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is to contribute to the binding energy or nuclear glue that holds the nucleus itself together. Recall that an atomic nucleus is made of protons and neutrons. Protons have a positive charge, and they don't like each other. In order to overcome the repulsive forces of the protons, neutrons are included in the structure to contribute to the so-called mass deficit. That phenomenon involves the nucleons (the protons and neutrons in a nucleus) losing a bit of mass that is converted into binging energy to hold the neucleus together.
