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At present we know of four types of forces as basic interactions in Nature. The strongest of them is the nuclear force, attracting protons and neutrons inside the atomic nucleus, although its range is limited to distances of the order of the diameter of the atomic nucleus, i.e., 10−13 cm. After this, the next strongest is the electromagnetic force, which is exerted between electrically charged particles, and in particular which attracts protons and electrons to form the atom.
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Chaichian, M., Rojas, H.P., Tureanu, A. (2014). Four Fundamental Forces. In: Basic Concepts in Physics. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19598-3_9
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