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What did Hideki Yukawa propose in 1935 to explain how the nucleus holds together?

A virtual particle called a meson mediates the force.

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  1. Electrons glue nucleons together
  2. Gravity binds the nucleus
  3. A virtual particle called a meson mediates the force ✔

Why: Yukawa proposed a virtual particle, later called a meson, mediating the strong force between nucleons.

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Yukawa's meson was the middleman of the nucleus.
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Answer: A virtual particle called a meson mediates the force. Yukawa proposed a virtual particle, later called a meson, mediating the strong force between nucleons.

  1. Nuclear physics en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_physics
    a virtual particle, later called a meson, mediated a force between all nucleons
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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