Basic question about atoms

I'm not a physics enthusiast, all I know is what I learned in high
school: that an atom has a positively charged nucleus which
negatively charged electrons are in orbit around.

I want to know what is the theory that explains what causes atoms
to stick together in a solid.  If the perimeter of an atom has a
negative charge, then why don't the atoms fly apart (or fall apart
at least, if the charge of the nucleus balances the charge of the
electrons).

Thanks!
Matt Gregory
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