(a) The electrostatic force (not energy) of attraction between two oppositely charged objects is given by the...
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(a) The electrostatic force (not energy) of attraction between two oppositely charged objects is given by the equation F = k(Q1Q2/d2) where k = 8.99 x 109 N-m2/C2, Q1 and Q2 are the charges of the two objects in Coulombs, and d is the distance separating the two objects in meters. What is the electrostatic force of attraction (in Newtons) between an electron and a proton that are separated by 1.00 x 102 pm?
(b) The force of gravity acting between two objects is given by the equation F = G(m1m2/d2), where G is the gravitational constant, G = 6.674 x 10-11N-m2/kg2, m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects, and d is the distance separating them. What is the gravitational force of attraction (in Newtons) between the electron and proton?
(c) How many times larger is the electrostatic force of attraction?
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0134414232
14th Edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus