I am the tiny core that holds the might, with protons and neutrons bound tight. What am I, the heart of all matter, where energy can turn, and atoms shatter?
Category: Science · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider where the mass of an atom is concentrated.
Answer
Nuclear center
Explanation
The nucleus is the central part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons, and is responsible for most of an atom's mass.
This is a expert science riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is Nuclear center.
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