Answer the following briefly about the forces acting inside a nucleus:

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Answer the following briefly about the forces acting inside a nucleus: (i) Which specific property of the nuclear force counteracts the electrostatic repulsion between two protons separated by about 5 fm5\,\text{fm} inside a nucleus? (ii) Why is this property essential for the stability of all nuclei containing more than one proton?

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