Question

Nuclear force is a short range force.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A

True

The nuclear force is powerfully attractive between nucleons at distances of about 1 femtometer$(1\times {10}^{-15}meters)$, but it rapidly decreases to insignificance at distances beyond about 2.5 fm. That is why protons start attracting each other with the strong nuclear force only when they are very nearby. So, the given statement is true.