The planets of the solar system revolve around the sun due to gravitational forces. Which force acts in the atom?

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Solution

Electrostatic force acts in an atom.

An atom is made up of both negatively−charged species i.e., electrons and positively−charged species i.e., protons. Attractive electrostatic force acts between electrons and protons, which keep them together in the atom.

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