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==Key Stage 5==
===Meaning===
The '''strong nuclear interaction''' is mechanism governing how [[hadron]]s affect one another.

===About The Strong Nuclear Interaction===
: The '''strong nuclear interaction''' is one of the 4 [[Fundamental Interactions|fundamental interactions]] governing how [[Subatomic Particle|subatomic particles]] affect one another.
: [[Lepton]]s are unaffected by the '''strong nuclear interaction'''.
: The '''strong nuclear interaction''' holds [[quark]]s together within [[baryon]]s.
: The '''strong nuclear interaction''' holds [[proton]]s and [[neutron]]s together in the [[Atomic Nucleus|atomic nucleus]].
: The '''strong nuclear interaction''' is mediated by [[gluon]]s.
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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |The '''strong nuclear interaction''' is [[attract]]ive at a range of 0.5[[Femtometre|fm]] to around 3-4[[femtometre|fm]] and is [[repel|repulsive]] below 0.5[[Femtometre|fm]].
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