Of the Four Known Fundamental Forces, the One That Holds

question 17

Multiple Choice

Of the four known fundamental forces, the one that holds electrons into their orbits in atoms is

• A) gravitational.
• B) centrifugal.
• C) electromagnetic.
• D) the strong nuclear force.
• E) Nonsense-- these electrons have no forces acting on them.

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