here is a true or false question that i can not seem to find in my textbook.
"The nucleus is held together by binding energy between protons and electrons."
please help.

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here is a true or false question that i can not seem to find in my textbook. 
"The nucleus is held together by binding energy between protons and electrons."
please help.

abb0t · Answer

What do you think?

anonymous · Answer

I think it is false, but i don't know exactly.

abb0t · Answer

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abb0t · Answer

Well, I would agree this is false, because protons and electrons are not held together. Protons are inside the nucleus whilst electrons surround the nucleus

anonymous · Answer

thanks a million, that helps a lot!