I am a fundamental force, binding protons and neutrons in a nucleus. What am I?
Category: Science · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider what keeps the atomic nucleus intact.
Answer
Strong Force
Explanation
The strong nuclear force is responsible for holding protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom.
This is a expert science riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is Strong Force.
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