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Assertion :The nucleus of gold is stable even though there is a very strong coulombic repulsion among the protons. Reason: The inverse square coulomb force is exactly balanced by another inverse square force which is very powerful than nuclear force.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Nucleus is the positively charged center of the atom consisting of neutrons and protons.
The nuclear force is a force that acts between neutrons and protons of atoms and at short range it is strong enough to overcome coulombic repulsions among the protons.

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