Question

A) calculate the ratio of the electrostatic forc e and the gravitational force exerted by two protons on each other.

Answer 1

Answer:

You should be able to show that the ratio of Felec/Fgrav is about 1.2 x 1036 for protons, regardless of the distance between them. Therefore, the gravitational force is certainly not the force that holds protons together in the nucleus of the atom!