Which of the following statements is not true of the strong nuclear force?

A) The nuclear force has a short range, of the order of nuclear dimensions.
B) For two protons that are very close together, the nuclear force and the electric force have about the same magnitudes.
C) The nuclear force does not depend on charge.
D) A nucleon in a large nucleus interacts via the nuclear force only with nearby nucleons, not with ones far away in the nucleus.
E) The nuclear force affects both neutrons and protons.


B

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