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==History==

==History==

Before the  [[1970s]], when [[proton]]s and [[neutron]]s were thought to be [[fundamental particle]]s, the phrase "strong force" was what is today known as the [[nuclear force]] or the '''residual strong force'''. What were being observed were the "residual" effects of the strong force, which act on hadrons, both [[baryon]]s and [[meson]]s. This force was postulated to overcome the [[electromagnetism|electric repulsion]] between protons in the [[atomic nucleus|nucleus]], and for its strength (at short distances) it was dubbed the "strong force". After the discovery of quarks, scientists realized that the force was actually acting upon the quarks and gluons making up the protons, not the protons themselves. For some time after this realization, the older notion was referred to as the '''residual strong force''', and the "new" strong interaction was called '''color force'''.

Before the  1970s, when [[proton]]s and [[neutron]]s were thought to be [[fundamental particle]]s, the phrase "strong force" was what is today known as the [[nuclear force]] or the '''residual strong force'''. What were being observed were the "residual" effects of the strong force, which act on hadrons, both [[baryon]]s and [[meson]]s. This force was postulated to overcome the [[electromagnetism|electric repulsion]] between protons in the [[atomic nucleus|nucleus]], and for its strength (at short distances) it was dubbed the "strong force". After the discovery of quarks, scientists realized that the force was actually acting upon the quarks and gluons making up the protons, not the protons themselves. For some time after this realization, the older notion was referred to as the '''residual strong force''', and the "new" strong interaction was called '''color force'''.

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