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Which are the strongest and weakest fundamental forces?


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Fundamental forces:

  1. Fundamental interactions, also known as fundamental forces in physics, are those that do not appear to be reducible to more basic interactions.
  2. In physics, a fundamental force is any of the four fundamental forces—gravitational, electromagnetic, strong nuclear force, and weak nuclear force.

Weakest and strongest fundamental forces:

  1. The force of gravity is a very weak, attractive long-range force with an infinite range that exists between any two mass-containing objects.
  2. The Force of gravity is the most vulnerable of the fundamental forces.
  3. The strong nuclear force, also known as the strong nuclear interaction, is the most powerful of nature's fundamental forces.
  4. Gravity is the weakest force and is less than one-millionth of a millionth of the strength of the strong nuclear force.

Characteristics:

  1. Because of gravitational force, planets orbit the sun. The strong nuclear force is the most powerful of the four forces.
  2. The powerful nuclear force does not operate at a distance. It is contained within an atom's nucleus.
  3. The strong nuclear force only affects particles in the nucleus, whereas the weak nuclear force affects many elementary particles.
  4. Gravity is the weakest force, with a strength of less than one-millionth of a millionth of that of the strong nuclear force.

Hence, gravity is the weakest, and strong nuclear force is the strongest fundamental force.


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