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Write any two characteristic features of nuclear forces?
Write any two features of nuclear forces.
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Solution
- Nuclear forces are much stronger then coulomb forces acting between charges or the gravitational forces between masses.
- The nuclear force between neutron-neutron, proton-neutron, and proton-proton is approximately the same. The nuclear force does not depend on the electric charge.
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