How does the nuclear force contribute to nuclear stability?
How does the nuclear force contribute to nuclear stability?
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Nuclear force is important to maintain the stability of an atomic nucleus for the following reasons:
- A nucleus has positively charged sub-particles called protons. Since like charges repel each other, a nucleus, in ideal scenario, should fall apart because protons won't be able to coexist in the nucleus. However, nuclear force is extremely strong at very short range. Due to this reason, protons stay bound within nucleus and therefore, nucleus remains stable.
- Nuclear force is responsible for binding energy that holds the nucleons together within a nucleus. Higher binding energy will result in a more stable nucleus.
- The nuclear force shows
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