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How much equal charge should be placed on the earth and the moon so that the electrical repulsion balances the gravitational force of 1.98×1020n? Treat the earth and moon as point charges a distance 3.84×108m apart.

Respuesta :

As we know that electrostatic force between two charges is given as

[tex]F = \frac{kq_1q_2}{r^2}[/tex]

here we know that electrostatic repulsion force is balanced by the gravitational force between them

so here force of attraction due to gravitation is given as

[tex]F_g = 1.98 \times 10^{20} N[/tex]

here we can assume that both will have equal charge of magnitude "q"

now we have

[tex]1.98 \times 10^{20} = \frac{kq^2}{r^2}[/tex]

[tex]1.98 \times 10^{20} = \frac{(9\times 10^9)(q^2)}{(3.84 \times 10^8)^2}[/tex]

[tex]1.98 \times 10^{20} = (6.10 \times 10^{-8}) q^2[/tex]

now we have

[tex]q = 5.7 \times 10^{13} C[/tex]

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