Y dont the (+)vely charged particles(protons) in the nucleus of an atom repel each other???
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because proton is also a positively charge and opposite charge attract it each other
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There is no opp charge in the nucleus...only protons
But if they repel, then the nucleus would become unstable but in reality it doesnt. why? Thats my question
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Because of the strong nuclear force, which is stronger than the electromagnetic force but only acts at extremely short distances. Even then, it’s close. If you put enough protons together, the mutual repulsion can overwhelm the strong force and allow the nucleus to split. This is why atomic fission can occur.All atoms are capable of having neutrons in their nucleus.
As atoms grow larger, the presence of neutrons to space out the protons and keep the repulsive charge from rising too high in any one region becomes increasingly important. Dislodging a neutron (say, by showering atoms with neutrons from an external source) can make them unstable, causing them to cleave in two, or to have a higher probability of eventually breaking abort. Very large atoms are often unstable in this way inherently, because there is no way to have enough neutrons to “space out” the strong force enough to stop the repulsion from having at least a change of breaking the nucleus,
Such unstable atoms are called “radioactive” because when taken en masse, a certain percentage of them will undergo fission at any given moment—releasing energy as various forms of radiation. Depending on how unstable they are, this can leave them quite benign (like the atoms of uranium in a kitchen counter top) or fairly dangerous (like those in a spent nuclear reactor core).
Sometimes when atoms fission, the break down releases more neutrons, and under the right circumstances, using the right unstable elements are working material, this can create a chain reaction in which fissioning atoms release neutrons that cause their neighbours to fission, releasing energy and more neutrons, and so on.Such a chain reaction can then be used to boil water and turn a turbine, or blast a city back to the stone age.
As atoms grow larger, the presence of neutrons to space out the protons and keep the repulsive charge from rising too high in any one region becomes increasingly important. Dislodging a neutron (say, by showering atoms with neutrons from an external source) can make them unstable, causing them to cleave in two, or to have a higher probability of eventually breaking abort. Very large atoms are often unstable in this way inherently, because there is no way to have enough neutrons to “space out” the strong force enough to stop the repulsion from having at least a change of breaking the nucleus,
Such unstable atoms are called “radioactive” because when taken en masse, a certain percentage of them will undergo fission at any given moment—releasing energy as various forms of radiation. Depending on how unstable they are, this can leave them quite benign (like the atoms of uranium in a kitchen counter top) or fairly dangerous (like those in a spent nuclear reactor core).
Sometimes when atoms fission, the break down releases more neutrons, and under the right circumstances, using the right unstable elements are working material, this can create a chain reaction in which fissioning atoms release neutrons that cause their neighbours to fission, releasing energy and more neutrons, and so on.Such a chain reaction can then be used to boil water and turn a turbine, or blast a city back to the stone age.
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