Protons in the nucleus attract electrons with enough electromagnetic force to keep them in orbit at high speeds. Protons in general repel each other, but in the nucleus they are bound together. How is this possible?

The introduction of neutrons diffuses the protons' charge over a large volume
The strong force binds the protons together on small distance scales
The electrons orbiting the nucleus create an electromagnetic force on all sides due to their high speed of revolution
The gravitational force binds the protons together on small distance scales
The electroweak force binds the protons together on small distance scales


The strong force binds protons to protons (all nucleons in fact) over very small distances of about 10-15 m. The strong force is two orders of magnitude larger over those distances than the electromagnetic force. The nucleus does succumb to electromagnetic repulsion with large values of A, the nucleon number.

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