Protons are positively charged and repel other protons. Which other particle is found in the nucleus and separates protons so that the strong force can hold the nucleus together?
A) electrons
B) neutrons
C) protons
D) quarks
please help cause i'm genuinely confused; if possible, please explain.
4 answers
The nucleus of an atom consists of protons and neutrons. Both protons and neutrons are composed of quarks. I think the answer you are looking for is B. The strong force consists of quarks exchanging with protons/neutrons.
it's b) neutrons
The following paragraph is hugely plagiarized
The nucleus of an atom is made by two types of particles: protons and neutrons. Protons are positively charged particles, therefore they exert an electrostatic force on each other. In particular, since two protons have same-sign charge, the electrostatic force between them is repulsive. This means that all the protons within a nucleus repel each other: without the presence of another force, a nucleus would disgregate. However, there is another type of particle in the nucleus: the neutron. Neutrons are electrically neutral, so they do not exert any electrostatic force on protons or on each other. But both types of particles (protons and neutrons) exert on each other another force, which is called strong nuclear force. This force is attractive, so that protons and neutrons attract each other inside the nucleus, and the nucleus does not disgregate.
The following paragraph is hugely plagiarized
The nucleus of an atom is made by two types of particles: protons and neutrons. Protons are positively charged particles, therefore they exert an electrostatic force on each other. In particular, since two protons have same-sign charge, the electrostatic force between them is repulsive. This means that all the protons within a nucleus repel each other: without the presence of another force, a nucleus would disgregate. However, there is another type of particle in the nucleus: the neutron. Neutrons are electrically neutral, so they do not exert any electrostatic force on protons or on each other. But both types of particles (protons and neutrons) exert on each other another force, which is called strong nuclear force. This force is attractive, so that protons and neutrons attract each other inside the nucleus, and the nucleus does not disgregate.
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