University Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.73P
. CP Strength of the Electric Force. Imagine two 1.0-g bags of protons, one at the earth’s north pole and the other at the south pole. (a) How many protons are in each bag? (b) Calculate the gravitational attraction and the electric repulsion that each bag exerts on the other, (c) Are the forces in part (b) large enough for you to feel if you were holding one of the bags?
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