Which of the following pairings are more likely to be held together with the strong nuclear force?

•protons with the electrons

•neutrons with the electrons

•neutrons with neutrons

•neutrons with protons

Which of the following pairings are more likely to be held together with the strong nuclear force

Explanation:

1. What does a strong nuclear force do in an atom? It repels electrons from other electrons. It repels protons from other protons. It attracts protons and neutrons.

2. The chain reaction requires both the release of neutrons from fissile isotopes undergoing nuclear fission and the subsequent absorption of some of these neutrons in fissile isotopes.

3. The strong nuclear force holds most ordinary matter together because it confines quarks into hadron particles such as the proton and neutron. In addition, the strong force binds these neutrons and protons to create atomic nuclei.