Regarding the force holding a nucleus together, which description is correct?

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1. Regarding the force holding a nucleus together, which description is correct?

It is short-ranged, attractive, and acts the same way regardless of electric charge

It is short-ranged, attractive, but depends heavily on electric charge

It is long-ranged, repulsive, and independent of electric charge

It is long-ranged, repulsive, and depends on electric charge

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The strong nuclear force acts only over very short distances, holds nucleons together attractively, and treats protons and neutrons essentially the same, regardless of charge.