What is the strong nuclear force? Atoms and Physics
Diagram of an iron atom The protons inside the nucleus of an atom all have a positive electrical charge, so they push away from each other. But the strong nuclear [...]
Diagram of an iron atom The protons inside the nucleus of an atom all have a positive electrical charge, so they push away from each other. But the strong nuclear [...]
What are quarks? Tiny particles found all over the universe. What are quarks? Quarks and electrons are the tiniest particles. There are three quarks in every proton and three in [...]
Autzen Stadium, in Eugene Oregon, seats 54,000 people A proton is a tiny particle, smaller than an atom. Protons are too small to see, even with an electron microscope, but [...]
You can't see an atom, so you can't see how its protons clump together to make the nucleus. But you can see a similar effect when the force of magnetism (a kind [...]