Nuclei

Charge independence

Short-range nature

Non-central nature

Saturation property

$10^{-10}$ m

A few femtometers ($10^{-15}$ m)

$10^{-8}$ m

It never becomes zero as it follows the inverse square law

$F_{pp} \approx F_{nn} \approx F_{pn}$

$F_{pp} > F_{pn} > F_{nn}$

$F_{nn} > F_{pn} > F_{pp}$

$F_{pp} = F_{nn}$ but $F_{pn} = 0$

$9 \times 10^{10}\text{ J}$

$3 \times 10^{8}\text{ J}$

$9 \times 10^{13}\text{ J}$

$3 \times 10^{16}\text{ J}$

$_{92}^{238}U$

$_{26}^{56}Fe$

$_{1}^{2}H$

$_{2}^{4}He$

$931.5\text{ keV}$

$9.315\text{ MeV}$

$1.6 \times 10^{-19}\text{ J}$

$931.5\text{ MeV}$

Only occur at extremely high temperatures

Produce only heat and no light

Require a thermal neutron to trigger the reaction

Cool down the surroundings upon reaction

Fission of heavy nuclei like Plutonium

Fusion of light nuclei like Hydrogen

Radioactive decay of Carbon-14

Spontaneous combustion of Helium

$^{238}_{92}U$

$^{234}_{92}U$

$^{235}_{92}U$

$^{239}_{92}U$