Discussion
In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are held together by:
Answer: B
Protons and neutrons are held together in the nucleus by the strong nuclear force, carried by exchange particles - mesons in the older description, gluons in the modern one.
It is about a hundred times stronger than the electrostatic repulsion between protons, but acts only over about 10−15 m, which is why very large nuclei become unstable.
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