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What if the two subatomic forces swapped with one another?

Asked by AstroChuck (37609points) July 8th, 2008 from iPhone

What would happen to matter if the strong nuclear force switched places with the weak nuclear force? I would think it would be more difficult to create nuclear fusion but fission should be easier. But would there be more unstable elements? Would this result in more radioactivity as once stable atoms would decay at a faster rate? Would matter even be feasible or would we live in a universe of plasma?

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