shouldnt protons repel?
2007-09-15 09:59:42 · 3 answers · asked by wik 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
then why is it that in electrons have orbitals around the nucleus?
2007-09-15 10:24:52 · update #1
Protons in a nucleus do experience a strong electrostatic repulsion. But they are bound by the strong nuclear force, which is much stronger, but acts only at extremely small distances. Electrons orbit the nucleus, held by electrostatic attraction, just as the moon is held in orbit by gravitational attraction.
2007-09-15 13:45:06 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Protons are bound together not by the force of electromagnetism, but the action of the "strong force", one of the four known forces.
2007-09-15 20:14:43 · answer #2 · answered by supastremph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They usually do come together. We call that an "atom."
2007-09-15 17:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by ZikZak 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋