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If neutrons exert only attractive forces, why don’t we have a nucleus containing neutrons alone?

Neutrons exert attractive forces, but are neutral in nature. So there will be no charge inside the nucleus and hence electrons will not face any attraction. Thus the atom in overall will become unstable.


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