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| The strong force, once it turns on, is 100 times stronger than the electric force keeping the protons apart. If the protons get within one trillionth of a centimeter of each other, the strong force suddenly kicks in and slams them together. All in all, 4 protons have to be rammed together by the strong force in order to make one helium atom. | |||||||||
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