How come the stability of the nucleus was explained by naming a force called as Nuclear force.I mean it's like they didn't knew what the real cause of the stability of the nucleus was so..they just came up with a name and practically...invented a force called a Nuclear force....this still doesn't explain the stability of the nucleus???

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The strong nuclear force explains the stability of nucleus very well. It can also explain why certain nucleus are radioactive.
The protons and neutrons are made of quarks and these are also held together by strong nuclear force. There is a field dedicated to this called quantum chromodynamics. This is very vast and highly advanced. You can study more about this if you become a nuclear physicist

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