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The density of the nuclear matter is
A) Extremely small
B) Small
C) Large
D) Extremely large

Answer
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Hint
Density is defined as the mass present in per unit volume and nuclear density is the density of the nucleus of an atom. Nuclei contains neutrons and protons in it.

Complete answer:
As we all know that Density is defined as the mass present in per unit volume. The nuclear density of the typical nucleus can be approximately calculated from the size of the nucleus which itself can be approximated based on the number of the proton and the neutron in it. The average density of the nucleus is $2.3 ×10^{17} {kg}{m^{-3}}$.
Here we can see that if the average density is about $10^{17}$ it means it is so much larger than anything when we compare it with it all because the mass of the nucleus is so much larger than that of the volume of the nucleus. But one thing we have to focus on is why the volume of the nucleus is so small.The volume of the nucleus is so small because in the nucleus only protons and neutrons are present and they are bonded with the strong nuclear force. Nuclear force is much stronger than any of the forces that exist like gravitational force, electrochemical force, frictional force.
Option (D) is the correct answer.

Note
The electrons are founded by JJ Thomson. It was founded when he was performing the cathode ray vacuum tube practical and the proton was invented by Ernst Rutherford. He founded the proton when he was performing the gold foil experiment.