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Well. If you have heard of Schrodinger's Cat Expirement. You place a cat in a box with a decaying nucleus and a Geiger Counter. You can never be sure if the cat is alive or dead until you actually open the box and see it. So before you see it, the cat is presumed dead and alive at the same time since Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle doesn't allow us to be sure if the nucleus has decayed yet.

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His principle has to do with buoyancy and displacement?

Archimedes' principle states that an object immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. This principle helps explain why objects float or sink in fluids based on their density.


What is it about the nucleus that requires a nuclear force?

the composition of the nucleus is mostly positive charges or protons. From electrostatics, we know that positive charges repel each other so, in principle, the nucleus should split apart! Since that doesn't happen, there must be another force of extraordinary magnitude keeping the nucleus together. That is the Nuclear Force. The electrostatic repulsion force of the protons is of the order of 1/r^2, where r is the distance between the protons. As the protons get closer and closer, this repulsion force increases significantly. It is no wonder that the nuclear force and, thus nuclear energy, is the largest known to man!


Would there be a stronger gravitational force acting among the particles of a helium nucleus or the particles of a uranium nucleus Explain?

Neither, the strength of the gravitational force between the subatomic particles inside nuclei is negligible compared to the strength of both the weak nuclear force or the strong nuclear force between the same subatomic particles inside those nuclei.


What two forces act in the nucleus to create a nuclear tug of war?

The two forces are the strong nuclear force and the electromagnetic force. The strong nuclear force acts to hold the nucleus together by overcoming the repulsive electromagnetic force between positively charged protons. This creates a delicate balance between the attractive strong nuclear force and the repulsive electromagnetic force, resulting in a "nuclear tug of war" within the nucleus.


What is the opposite force to the strong nuclear force?

The opposite force to the strong nuclear force is the electromagnetic force. The strong nuclear force holds atomic nuclei together, while the electromagnetic force governs interactions between charged particles.

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Newton's Principle states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to weight of the fluid displaced by the object?

Actually, it's Archimedes' principle that states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. This principle helps explain why objects float or sink in fluids like water.


Whose principle states that the bouyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by an object?

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Explain Nuclear forces and their properties-meson theory?

Nuclear forces are the strong forces that hold protons and neutrons together in the atomic nucleus. They are mediated by particles called mesons, which are exchanged between nucleons to produce this attractive force. Meson theory describes the exchange of mesons between nucleons and helps explain the short-ranged nature of nuclear forces and the stability of atomic nuclei.


Archimedes' Principle states that the force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.?

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His principle has to do with buoyancy and displacement?

Archimedes' principle states that an object immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. This principle helps explain why objects float or sink in fluids based on their density.


What was archimdes principle?

Archimedes' principle states that an object submerged in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. This principle helps explain why some objects float while others sink in a fluid.


How does the strong nuclear force affect matter?

The strong nuclear force affects matter by "building" it. Matter as we generally know it is composed of atoms. Atoms are built from protons, neutrons and electrons, and protons and neutrons are built from quarks. It is the strong nuclear force that binds the quarks and gluons together to make up the protons and neutrons. This is a straight forward way to explain how the strong nuclear force (strong interaction) affects matter.


What 3 words holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus?

The force between nucleons is called nuclear force.


What mechanisms are in?

gravitational force electrostatic force weak nuclear force strong nuclear force


When was the meson discovered?

The meson was discovered in 1935 by Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa. His discovery helped to explain the strong nuclear force and laid the foundation for the theory of nuclear interactions.


What force exist in nature?

-- gravity -- electrostatic force -- weak nuclear force -- strong nuclear force