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Old 17-06-2015, 12:00 PM
CarlJoseph (Carl)
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Originally Posted by Eratosthenes View Post
What is that repulsive force again?
Forces at this scale are called van der Waal forces. The repulsive force is due to the Pauli exclusion principle and electron degeneracy pressure. Perhaps that's what you're thinking of?
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