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The table lists the mass and charge of a proton and a neutron.

A 3 column table with 2 rows. The first column is labeled particle with entries proton and neutron. The second column is labeled mass times 10 Superscript negative 27 baseline kg with entries 1.673, 1.675. The last column is labeled charge times 10 Superscript negative 19 baseline C with entries 1.61, 0.

How do the gravitational and electrical forces between a proton and a neutron compare?

The gravitational force is much smaller than the electrical force for any distance between the particles.
The gravitational force is much larger than the electrical force for any distance between the particles.
The gravitational force is much smaller than the electrical force for only very small distances between the particles.
The gravitational force is much larger than the electrical force for only very small distances between the particles

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The gravitational force is much larger than the electrical force for any distance between the particles.

Reason: the neutron has charge 0, so the electric (Coulomb) force F_e = k q_p q_n / r^2 = 0 for all r. The gravitational force F_g = G m_p m_n / r^2 is nonzero (though very small), so F_g > F_e at all distances.