The electromagnetic force
is ALSO what
binds
an atom’s
electrons to its nucleus.
OK then,
what keeps the
quarks from
flying
away
from the
nucleus?
An even
stronger force. in
fact, it’s called. . .
. . .the
strong
force.
The
strong
force!
maybe
I can use
that.
Yeah,
there’ll be
a TEAM of
super-
heroes . . .
And last of
all, there’s the
weak force
.
I thought
you said gravity
was the weakest
force!
So the
weak force is a force
to be reckoned with.
Hmmmm
. . . I like it.
it
is!
But even though
the weak force is
10 trillion, trillion times
stronger than gravity,
it’s the weakest of the
other three
forces.
The weak force
causes massive quarks and
leptons to decay into lighter
particles.
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