Re: Why do the proton (positive) and neutron (neutral) not repel?

Date: Fri Apr 2 10:10:37 1999
Posted By: John Pojman, Faculty, Chemistry, University of Southern Mississippi
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 922958530.Ch

Message:


The formal answer would be that only like charges repel but I don't think 
that is too satisfying.  Maybe the better question is why should anything 
repel or attract?  We can't answer such "why" questions, only propose 
relationships that are consistent with our experimental observations.

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