Forces

Question 1

Describe the electromagnetic force?

Answer 1

-Affects charged particles
-Attractive or Repulsive
-Virtual photon gauge boson

Question 2

Describe the Gravity force?

Answer 2

-Affects all particles with mass (matter)
-Always attractive
-Graviton gauge boson

Question 3

Describe the Strong Nuclear force?

Answer 3

-Attracts Nucleons
-Attractive and Repulsive
-range less than 3-4 fm
-attractive above 0.5 fm
-Repulsive below 0.5 fm
-Gluon or pion gauge bosons

Question 4

Describe weak nuclear force?

Answer 4

-If leptons are involved then the force must be the weak force.
-W+ , W- gauge boson