Question
An electron and a proton are separated by 2.0 nm. (a) What is the magnitude of the force on the electron? (b) What is the net force on the system?
Answers
drwls
a) Use Coulomb's Law
F = k e^2/R^2
b) zero, unless there is an external electric or magnetic field. The forces of the electron and proton on each other cancel out.
F = k e^2/R^2
b) zero, unless there is an external electric or magnetic field. The forces of the electron and proton on each other cancel out.