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    Stef Kunnen
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    if we assume the electron is not a point particle but has a size, it being inside the nucleus would take up space making the radius larger. Since the nucleon-nucleon interaction is stronger than the coulomb interaction gives this increase in radius a larger positive contribution than the negative one from the coulomb

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