What are the strong nuclear and weak nuclear forces?

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The strong interaction (strong force) is the force that holds atomic nuclei together. Remember that atomic nuclei are composed of protons and neutrons. And protons, being positively charged and acting to repel each other, require lots of energy to cause them to stick together. The strong force does this, and we sometimes refer to it as (nuclear) binding energy or nuclear glue .
The weak interaction (weak force) is a mediator of nuclear decay, and is responsible for beta decay of radionuclides.
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