the nuclear force

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, the nuclear force has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Diary Of A CEO (May 2026). The nuclear force is discussed as one of the fundamental forces in the universe.

The nuclear force is a force that acts between hadrons, most commonly observed between protons and neutrons of atoms. Neutrons and protons, both nucleons, are affected by the nuclear force almost identically. Since protons have charge +1 e, they experience an electric force that tends to push them apart, but at short range the attractive nuclear force is strong enough to overcome the electrostatic force. The nuclear force binds nucleons into atomic nuclei.