College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 20, Problem 40GP
Two protons are 2.0 fm apart. (1 fm= 1 femtometer = 1 × 10–15 m.)
a. What is the magnitude of the electric force on one proton due to the other proton?
b. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force on one proton due to the other proton?
c. What is the ratio of the electric force to the gravitational force?
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