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What is the rang of strong nuclear force

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Nucleons have a radius of about 0.8 fm... At short distances (less than 1.7 fm or so), the attractive nuclear force is stronger than the repulsive Coulomb force between protons; it thus overcomes the repulsion of protons within the nucleus.
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