isn't it supossed to repel each other?
2007-09-25 05:31:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yes, the electric force between protons is repulsive, but there is another force between protons and between neutrons. This force is very short range and is called the strong nuclear force. This is one reason that larger nuclei need more neutrons so that the electric force can be overcome.
2007-09-25 05:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by mathematician 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is a stronger force holding the nucleus of an atom together than the electrostatic force (trying to repel the protons apart). It is called the strong nuclear force.
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2007-09-25 05:36:51 · answer #2 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are held together by a force called the 'strong nuclear force' which is stronger than the force repelling them . This force, the 'weak nuclear force', the electromagnetic
force and gravity are called the 4 fundamental forces.
2007-09-25 05:38:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the nucleus contains positive protons...but the electrons which revolve around it are negatively charged and that is why they don't fly off into space...( where there is not the exact number of protons as electrons they have to combine with other atoms to become stable)
2007-09-25 05:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by georgygirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do so we had to invent "the strong nuclear force".
2007-09-25 05:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by deflagrated 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋