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	[[File:Nuclear force.png\|350px\|thumbnail\|Figure 1. The electrical force pushing protons apart and the strong force acting on both protons and neutrons inside a nucleus.<ref>Prof. Matt Strassler [Online]. Available: http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/particle-physics-basics/the-structure-of-matter/the-nuclei-of-atoms-at-the-heart-of-matter/what-holds-nuclei-together/ [Accessed on 24 October 2014]. </ref>]]		[[File:Nuclear force.png\|350px\|thumbnail\|Figure 1. The electrical force pushing protons apart and the strong force acting on both protons and neutrons inside a nucleus.<ref>Prof. Matt Strassler [Online]. Available: http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/particle-physics-basics/the-structure-of-matter/the-nuclei-of-atoms-at-the-heart-of-matter/what-holds-nuclei-together/ [Accessed on 24 October 2014]. </ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Nucleon''' is the collective term for [[proton]]s and [[neutron]]s. Nucleons are the particles found in the [[nucleus]] of [[atom]]s.</onlyinclude> Most notably nucleons are ~~subject to~~ the [[strong force]] ~~which holds them together, which~~ is stronger than the [[electric force]] pushing them apart (see figure 1). ~~The~~ [[weak force]] can turn one nucleon into another ~~nucleon, either~~ protons to neutrons or neutrons to protons~~, through [[beta decay]]~~. Nucleons are incredibly small, about 10<sup>-15</sup> [[meter\|m]], 10,000x smaller than an atom! Please see [[size of the universe]] for some online demonstrations to show this scale.		<onlyinclude>'''Nucleon''' is the collective term for [[proton]]s and [[neutron]]s. Nucleons are the particles found in the [[nucleus]] of [[atom]]s.</onlyinclude> Most notably nucleons are a result of the [[strong force]] holding the atoms together—which is stronger than the [[electric force]] pushing them apart (see figure 1). Through a [[beta decay]], the [[weak force]] can turn one nucleon into another nucleon—either protons to neutrons or neutrons to protons. Nucleons are incredibly small, about 10<sup>-15</sup> [[meter\|m]], 10,000x smaller than an atom! Please see [[size of the universe]] for some online demonstrations to show this scale.

	[[Electron]]s are not nucleons, ~~and~~ don't feel the strong force~~, the~~ strong force only acts on objects made of [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/quark.html#c1 quarks].		[[Electron]]s are not nucleons, therefore, don't feel the strong force. The strong force only acts on objects made of [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/quark.html#c1 quarks].

	To learn more about protons please see [http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/largehadroncolliderfaq/whats-a-proton-anyway/ 'What's a proton'] by Prof. Matt Strassler or [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/proton.html#c1 hyperphysics].		To learn more about protons please see [http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/largehadroncolliderfaq/whats-a-proton-anyway/ 'What's a proton'] by Prof. Matt Strassler or [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/proton.html#c1 hyperphysics].

	To learn more about neutrons please see [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/proton.html#c3 hyperphysics].		To learn more about neutrons please see [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/proton.html#c3 hyperphysics].

			==For Further Reading==
			*[[Proton]]
			*[[Neutron]]
			*[[Nucleus]]]
			*[[Strong force]]
			*[[Weak force]]
			*[[Beta decay]]
			*Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]

	==References==		==References==
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[[File:Nuclear force.png|350px|thumbnail|Figure 1. The electrical force pushing protons apart and the strong force acting on both protons and neutrons inside a nucleus.<ref>Prof. Matt Strassler [Online]. Available: http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/particle-physics-basics/the-structure-of-matter/the-nuclei-of-atoms-at-the-heart-of-matter/what-holds-nuclei-together/ [Accessed on 24 October 2014]. </ref>]]
<onlyinclude>'''Nucleon''' is the collective term for [[proton]]s and [[neutron]]s. Nucleons are the particles found in the [[nucleus]] of [[atom]]s.</onlyinclude> Most notably nucleons are subject to the [[strong force]] which holds them together, which is stronger than the [[electric force]] pushing them apart (see figure 1). The [[weak force]] can turn one nucleon into another nucleon, either protons to neutrons or neutrons to protons, through [[beta decay]]. Nucleons are incredibly small, about 10<sup>-15</sup> [[meter|m]], 10,000x smaller than an atom! Please see [[size of the universe]] for some online demonstrations to show this scale.

[[Electron]]s are not nucleons, and don't feel the strong force, the strong force only acts on objects made of [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/quark.html#c1 quarks].

To learn more about protons please see [http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/largehadroncolliderfaq/whats-a-proton-anyway/ 'What's a proton'] by Prof. Matt Strassler or [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/proton.html#c1 hyperphysics].

To learn more about neutrons please see [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/proton.html#c3 hyperphysics].

==References==
{{reflist}}
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