Strong interaction
Exchange particle
Range
Acts on
Gluon
3 x 10^-15
Hadrons
Weak interaction
Exchange particle
Range
Acts on
W+/- boson
10^-18
All particles
Electromagnetic
Exchange particle
Range
Acts on
Virtual photon
Infinite
Charged particles
Gravity
Range
Acts on
Infinite
Particles with mass
Examples of weak interaction
Beta decay
Electron capture
Electron-proton collisions
Examples of strong interaction
Force that binds quarks together inside hadrons
Force that holds the nucleus together
Examples of electromagnetic interaction
Electron repulsion
Proton repulsion
Binding electrons to atoms
(Atoms releasing energy)
ONLY between charged particles
Kaon structure
Down and anti strange
Anti kaon stricture
Strange and anti down