High School Atomic Structure: Why Don't Protons Repel Each Other?

[watts up?]

If like charges repel each other, what keeps the protons clustered in the nucleus of the atom from separating ? and why wouldn't the electrons with a negative charge pull them out from the nucleus ?

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Protons actually do repel electromagnetically. However, this is "evened out" with a strong force, which is said to be over a hundred times more powerful than the electromagnetic force.

http://aether.lbl.gov/elements/stellar/strong/strong.html

 

[davenn]

If like charges repel each other, what keeps the protons clustered in the nucleus of the atom from separating ?

There are 2 forces at work in the nucleus, one of them is stronger than the other ... can you name them and which is stronger ?
what else is in the nucleus besides the Proton(s), and how does that affect things ?

Dave

 

[davenn]

Protons actually do repel electromagnetically. However, this is "evened out" with a strong force, which is said to be over a hundred times more powerful than the electromagnetic force.

http://aether.lbl.gov/elements/stellar/strong/strong.html

Was hoping the Op would make an effort to research that
please don't be so quick with full answers

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Was hoping the Op would make an effort to research that
please don't be so quick with full answers

Sorry for that, Dave ... I can no longer delete the post, either

I think my teachers get a bit irritated with that, too, sometimes

 

[davenn]

Sorry for that, Dave ... I can no longer delete the post, either

I think my teachers get a bit irritated with that, too, sometimes

no probs, just keep it in mind Dave