Holding the Nucleus Together

A typical nucleus has a number of protons and neutrons packed together in a small space. We've talked about a lot of forces in our previous courses - which of these forces is primarily responsible for holding the nucleus together?

  1. gravity
  2. tension
  3. friction
  4. electrostatic
  5. magnetic
  6. none of the above - the primary force keeping the nucleus together is one we have not talked about yet