How come protons within atoms aren’t constantly repelling each other?

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How come protons within atoms aren’t constantly repelling each other?

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Answer 1

They are, in the sense that there exists a repulsive electromagnetic force between them.

But there is another force operating on them as well, an attractive force that is many times more powerful than the electromagnetic force: the strong nuclear force. It is this force that allows protons (and neutrons) to stay tightly bound in the nucleus of an atom.