Why a massive body is easier to break than a tiny body?

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The discussion revolves around the question of why a massive body might be perceived as easier to break than a tiny body, with a focus on atomic nuclei and the forces at play within them. Participants explore concepts related to nuclear forces, multipole interactions, and the nature of binding forces in larger nuclei.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions the premise that a massive body is easier to break, suggesting that this may not be the case.
  • Another participant inquires about the role of multipole forces in the interactions between nucleons in a large nucleus, suggesting that these forces may be weaker compared to direct interactions.
  • A different viewpoint is presented regarding the van der Waals forces in large nuclei, proposing that these forces may be weak due to the nature of quantum chromodynamics (QCD).
  • One participant expresses confusion about the discussion, indicating a misunderstanding of the initial premise and the specifics regarding large nuclei.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not appear to reach a consensus, with multiple competing views on the nature of forces in massive bodies and their implications for breaking them. The discussion remains unresolved.

Contextual Notes

Some statements rely on specific definitions of "massive bodies" versus "nuclei," which may not be clearly established. There are also unresolved questions regarding the nature and strength of various forces acting within large nuclei.

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Why a massive body is easier to break than a tiny body despite the force bonding two particle is the same?
 
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It's not.
 
Why a massive atomic nucleus is easy to break down?Is one nucleon acted by "multipoles" force but not interaction direct between two nucleons and "multipoles" force is weak with large nucleus?But strong interaction always is attractive force not have both repulsion and attractive force as electric force,then how can we make up a multipoles?
 
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Now I rethink that with a large nucleus the "Van der Waals" "color" is nearly "white"(QCD) so the van der Waals force binding nucleons with each other is weak.Is that correct?
 
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I have no idea what you are talking about.

If you are talking specifically about nuclei and not generic "massive bodies", you should say so.
 
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At the beginning I thought that in general the big thing is easier to break,but by your answer I know that I was wrong.But after that I did not understand about the big nucleus!
 

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