Q152 / 180 · COMEDK 2025 (10 May Shift 3) · Physics
Select the correct statement from the following:
- ANuclear force is the weakest force in nature
- Correct answerBNuclear force is a non central force
- CNuclear force depends on the charge of the nucleons
- DNuclear force is a long range force
Solution
Nuclear forces are the strongest forces in nature, acting between nucleons within the nucleus. They are short-range forces, effective only up to distances of the order of $10^{-15}$ m (femtometers).
Nuclear forces are charge-independent, meaning they act equally between proton-proton, neutron-neutron, and proton-neutron pairs, provided the distance is the same.
Nuclear forces are non-central forces, as they do not act only along the line joining the centers of the two nucleons; they depend on the spin and orientation of the nucleons.
Answer: Nuclear force is a non central force
Nuclear forces are charge-independent, meaning they act equally between proton-proton, neutron-neutron, and proton-neutron pairs, provided the distance is the same.
Nuclear forces are non-central forces, as they do not act only along the line joining the centers of the two nucleons; they depend on the spin and orientation of the nucleons.
Answer: Nuclear force is a non central force
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.