what keeps electrons and protons together in one atom?
A. nuclear forces
B. repulsion
C.orbitals
D. magnetism
E. electric fields
Nuclear forces keeps electrons and protons together in one atom ,
Two protons (or two electrons) will repel each other. The closer together they are, the stronger will be the repulsion.
A proton and an electron will attract each other. The closer they are together, the stronger will be the attraction.
Now the nucleus of an atom is positively charged, while electrons are negatively charged.
As a result, a nucleus will attract electrons and electrons will form cloud around the nucleus which results an atom.
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