A How does the strong force loses its strength with distance?

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The strong nuclear force keeps the protons together. The larger the number of protons, the larger the nucleus, but the weaker the bonds between the protons as the radius of the nucleus increases and more unstable is the element. However, since the strong nuclear force originates from within each proton, how do the bonds weaken with distance when the distance between two protons remains the same? How does it weaken as the nucleus increases?

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Orodruin said:
You have set A-level for this thread, which indicates you expect an answer at graduate level. In this case this would mean at least an introductory understanding of quantum field theory. Is this correct?
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