Attractive and repulsive forces in atoms?

Question

If photons are the means of transferrence of forces between particles and photons can knock out an electron (photoelectric effect) than how is it an attractive force rather than a repulsive force in atoms?

Answer 1

Electroic forces can be both attractive (opposite charges) and repulsive (like charges). Magnetic forces can even act sideways (neither attractive nor repulsive).
All electromagnetic forces are mediated by photons. Having an image of photon exchange as being like throwing a ball between two people can be misleading. Really photons just describe excitements in a field of forse, it is the effects of this electromagnetic field that cause attraction, repulsion and the rest.

Answer 2

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Attractive and repulsive forces in atoms?
If photons are the means of transferrence of forces between particles and photons can knock out an electron (photoelectric effect) than how is it an attractive force rather than a repulsive force in atoms?

Answer 3

the forces between atoms are like those between a man and a woman. there are atractive forces, opposite sexes (usually) atract and repulsive forces same sexes ( usually ) repulse, also when two atoms get extremely close the will become one molecule, the properties of the single atoms are lost hope this helps as a guyidline in your carreer in chemistry