What is the energy that holds the nucleus together?
Biology · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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A nuclear force is defined to be the energy that holds the nucleus intact together. It is a strong force, which can be compared as stronger than electrostatic forces, and this can be seen since the protons are sticking inside the nucleus even though protons contain a positive charge. Similar charges result in a molecule to repel each other, while opposite charges cause a molecule to attract each other, hence even though protons inside the nucleus repel each other, they are kept inside by the strong nuclear force.