The force that a neutron exerts on a proton inside an atom is:
Nuclear force
Inside a nucleus, protons and neutrons (collectively nucleons) are held together by a very strong short-range attractive interaction called the nuclear force, or strong nuclear force.
This force acts between all nucleons regardless of electric charge and is far stronger than the electrostatic and gravitational forces at nuclear distances.
The electrostatic force acts only between charged particles, gravitational force is far too weak at this scale, and tidal force is a large-scale gravitational effect.
Hence, Nuclear force.
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