2006-10-20 19:15:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The neutrons do help hold the nucleus together by mean of the strong atomic force which acts only over very small distances, but is enough to overpower electrostatic repulsion of the protons. Because the neutrons add to the effect of strong force, but not to electromagnetic force, they help stabilize the nucleus.
2006-10-20 19:46:18 · answer #1 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A...Protons and Neutrons are seen to have equivalent mass. B...The Electron has the least mass at a million/1840th of the mass of a Proton or Neutron. C...The Proton has an excellent cost, the electron a damaging cost and the Neutron (as its call implies, is impartial). (Protons and Neutrons form the Nucleus of the atom and mutually are talked approximately as 'Nucleons'.).
2016-12-08 18:21:16 · answer #2 · answered by vasim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well buddy they dont. The neutrons dont keep the positively charged protons next to each other. They are just neutral particles in the nucleus of of an atom. The protons are kept next to each other by a force present in the nucleus called the nuclear force of attraction. Its theory states that "if two particles of extremely small size are at a distance of 10 to the power -7 cm, there is a strong force of attraction between them irrespective of what kind of charges are present in them" So the protons are kept next to each other. However, if the number of neutrons is too much, it causes instability in the atom which leads to nuclear fission
2006-10-20 19:25:19 · answer #3 · answered by vishal_willpower 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they use gluons.
2006-10-20 19:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by Slake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋