Question: 1. Consider two electrons held a distance d apart. Electrons have electric charge and mass so they will exert and experience both electric and gravitational

 1. Consider two electrons held a distance d apart. Electrons have

1. Consider two electrons held a distance d apart. Electrons have electric charge and mass so they will exert and experience both electric and gravitational forces. Using Newton's law of gravity and Coulomb's law, what is the ratio of the magnitude of the gravitational force over the magnitude of the electric force as experienced by an electron? Do the same for an electron held a distance d from a proton. For the ratios, just give an order of magnitude (a power of 10). Is gravity stronger or is the electric force stronger? Here is the magnitude of the electron charge, the electron mass, and the proton mass: e = 1.6 x 10-19 C, me = 9.11 x 10-31 kg, and mp = 1.67 x 10 27 kg

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