Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Name the fundamental force involved in (a) binding of a proton and a neutron to make a deuterium nucleus; (b) decay of a neutron to a proton, an electron, and a neutrino; (c) binding of an electron and a proton to make a hydrogen atom.
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