Why Does a Nucleus Stay Together When Protons (+) Repel Each Other?: A Nucleus is Just . . . a Magnetic Chain-Ring: Volume 1 (Simple Words to Understand . . . Atoms) - Softcover

Vigen, Arno

 
9781537539713: Why Does a Nucleus Stay Together When Protons (+) Repel Each Other?: A Nucleus is Just . . . a Magnetic Chain-Ring: Volume 1 (Simple Words to Understand . . . Atoms)

Synopsis

Protons, with their positive electric charges, are powerful. Yet, that is a huge challenge because positive charge (+) protons strong both attract opposite charges (-) in electrons, but more importantly protons (+) repel like-charges; that is, other protons. And, a nucleus consists of a bunch of protons each with positive (+) charges, and like-charges repel each other. Solving how the strongest force in the universe does not break up a nucleus is the adventure. The basic question is: Why does a nucleus hold together if charge-force is so strong?

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