Physics A-Level
Binding and saturation of the strong force
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Because it acts only over short distances, a nucleon interacts only with near neighbours, so the force saturates and cannot easily stabilise a whole large nucleus.
Topics that use Binding and saturation of the strong force
- Stable and unstable nuclei (AQA A-Level)
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- Alpha decay
- Beta-minus decay
- Beta-plus decay
- Conservation of charge
- Conservation of momentum
- Conservation of nucleon number
- Fundamental forces and their ranges
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