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	<onlyinclude>The '''weak nuclear force''' (or just the '''weak force''', or '''weak interaction''') acts inside individual [[nucleon]]s, which means that it is even shorter ranged than the [[strong force]]. It is the force that allows [[proton]]s to turn into [[neutron]]s and vice versa through [[beta decay]].</onlyinclude> ~~See [[size of~~ the ~~universe]] for a list~~ of ~~visuals about how short ranged the weak force is. This lets~~ a [[nucleus]] ~~keep the right balance of protons and neutrons to keep everything together~~. ~~Without the~~ weak force, [[fusion]], in the [[sun]] ~~or on Earth~~, ~~would be impossible~~.		<onlyinclude>The '''weak nuclear force''' (or just the '''weak force''', or '''weak interaction''') acts inside of individual [[nucleon]]s, which means that it is even shorter ranged than the [[strong force]]. It is the force that allows [[proton]]s to turn into [[neutron]]s and vice versa through [[beta decay]].</onlyinclude> This keeps the right balance of protons and neutrons in a [[nucleus]]. The weak force is very important in the nuclear [[fusion]] that happens in the [[sun]].<ref>Sears and Zemanski's University Physics, 13th edition by Young and Freedman. Addison Wesley, 2010. Chapter 44, pg 1491.</ref> Nuclear fusion has also been created in laboratories, and that process requires the weak force to work too. See [[size of the universe]] for a list of visuals demonstrating how short ranged the weak force is.

	As the name implies, the weak force is much weaker than the strong force, or the [[electromagnetic force]], but it~~'s still~~ quite a bit stronger than the [[gravitational force]].		As the name implies, the weak force is much weaker than the strong force, or the [[electromagnetic force]], but it is quite a bit stronger than the [[gravitational force]].

	Modern physics has unified the electromagnetic and weak forces into the [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/unify.html electroweak force]. ~~People continue~~ to try to unify all of the forces in a [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/unify.html#c5 grand unified theory].		Modern physics has unified the electromagnetic and weak forces into the [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/unify.html electroweak force]. There is a continued effort to try to unify all of the forces in a [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/unify.html#c5 grand unified theory].

	Fully understanding the weak force takes many years of study, but some fun places to start include [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/funfor.html#c4 hyperphysics] or the blog of [http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/particle-physics-basics/the-known-forces-of-nature/the-strength-of-the-known-forces/ Prof. Matt Strassler].		Fully understanding the weak force takes many years of study, but some fun places to start include [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/funfor.html#c4 hyperphysics] or the blog of [http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/particle-physics-basics/the-known-forces-of-nature/the-strength-of-the-known-forces/ Prof. Matt Strassler].
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	~~The remaining videos can be found on~~ the pages ~~for~~ [[~~gravity~~]], [[~~strong~~ nuclear force]]~~, and~~ [[~~electromagnetic~~ force]].		==For Further Reading==
			To learn about the other forces, please see the following pages:
			*[[Gravity]]
			*[[Strong nuclear force]]
			*[[Electromagnetic force]]
			*[[Fundamental force]]
			*Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]


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<onlyinclude>The '''weak nuclear force''' (or just the '''weak force''', or '''weak interaction''') acts inside individual [[nucleon]]s, which means that it is even shorter ranged than the [[strong force]]. It is the force that allows [[proton]]s to turn into [[neutron]]s and vice versa through [[beta decay]].</onlyinclude> See [[size of the universe]] for a list of visuals about how short ranged the weak force is. This lets a [[nucleus]] keep the right balance of protons and neutrons to keep everything together. Without the weak force, [[fusion]], in the [[sun]] or on Earth, would be impossible.

As the name implies, the weak force is much weaker than the strong force, or the [[electromagnetic force]], but it's still quite a bit stronger than the [[gravitational force]].

Modern physics has unified the electromagnetic and weak forces into the [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/unify.html electroweak force]. People continue to try to unify all of the forces in a [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/unify.html#c5 grand unified theory].

Fully understanding the weak force takes many years of study, but some fun places to start include [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/funfor.html#c4 hyperphysics] or the blog of [http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/particle-physics-basics/the-known-forces-of-nature/the-strength-of-the-known-forces/ Prof. Matt Strassler].

Below is the [https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow Scishow's] series on fundamental forces part 2, the weak force:

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The remaining videos can be found on the pages for [[gravity]], [[strong nuclear force]], and [[electromagnetic force]].

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