Home Nucleus Electrons in the atom are held to the nucleus by (a) coulomb’s force (b) nuclear force (c) vander waal’s force (d) gravitational force Electrons in the atom are held to the nucleus by (a) coulomb’s force (b) nuclear force (c) vander waal’s force (d) gravitational force Ruhul Amin Alig Answer: a Electron's are held revolving in the orbit by electrostatic force due to protons. Other forces like gravitational, nuclear are too weak at such large distances. Tags Class 12 | Physics | Chapter 12 | AtomsNucleus Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Newer Older