What are similarities and differences between Weak Nuclear Force and Strong Nuclear Force? Google isn't helping.

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eyesnapper · Answer

Well one similarity is that they both have very small ranges.

eyesnapper · Answer

Haha other than that I don't know. I searched through my textbook as well and it didn't have any information. I'm sorry that I couldn't have been of more help.  :/

osprey · Answer

I can't answer your question directly, because I don't know at what level it is being asked - school, undergraduate or research ? Below is a link to one item on the strong force, which itself has a link to the weak force. Problem for you may be picking out the bits you think you want. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_interaction Bon voyage http://perendis.webs.com

osprey · Answer

It is possible that one job of any nuclear force is to hold the positively charged protons and neutrons together, against their mutually repulsive forces in the case of the protons. That is, that as well as holding neutrons and protons together (and anything else that's not yet been discovered). Whether a force is also needed to hold the uncharged neutrons together, maybe it is. But, since neutrons are neutral, then there's no electrostatic repulsive force acting. I'd take a very, very wild guess that a force holding neutrons together would be of shorter range, and lower value than one holding protons together.