Question

What is the nature of nuclear force? Give its characteristics

Answer 1

Answer:

It is attractive in nature but with a repulsive core. That is the reason that the nucleus is held together without collapsing in itself. The range of a nuclear force is very short. At 1 Fermi, the distance between particles in a nucleus is extremely small.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Nuclear force is one of the four fundamental forces of nature, the others being gravitational and electromagnetic forces. ... The nuclear force is the force that binds the protons and neutrons in a nucleus together. This force can exist between protons and protons, neutrons and protons or neutrons and neutrons.