The nuclear force can be all of the following EXCEPT: a. ...

[wenmo]

The nuclear force can be all of the following EXCEPT:
  a. short-range
  b. saturable
  c. spin dependent
  d. charge dependent

Question 2

Which of the following reasons explains why the neutrino must exist?

a. The neutrino is a product of gamma ray decay.
 b. The neutrino is necessary to allow for the correct spin angular momentum conservation in a nuclear disintegration.
 c. The neutrino is necessary to carry away a charge in a nuclear disintegration.

d. The neutrino is the force carrier that holds together quarks within protons and neutrons.
 e. The neutrino decays into electrons and protons in an unstable nucleus.

[C.mcnichol98]

Answer to Question 1

d.
Protons bind with both protons and neutrons, demonstrating that the charge of the nucleon is independent of action of the strong force. The nn potential curve seems to be the same as the pp potential curve for the strong force.

Answer to Question 2

Neutrinos (and antineutrinos) must exist to conserve the spin angular momentum in beta decay, for example the decay of a neutron. The neutrino has neutral charge, little or no mass, and is very difficult to detect.
b.

[wenmo]

Excellent

[tranoy]

Great answer, keep it coming