O Considering electron and proton as two charged particles separated by d = 5 x 10-11 m calculate the following: i) the electrostatic potential at a distance d from the proton. ii) the potential energy of the electron in the field of the proton iii) the Coulomb force between proton and electron iv) the gravitational force between the proton and electron and find its ratio to the Coulomb force. Take the mass of the proton 1.7 x 10-27 kg, the mass of the electron 9.1 × 10-31 kg, the electron charge -1.6 x 10-19 C, the value of the universal gravitational constant 1 = 9 x 109 m/F. 4TE0 6.7 x 10-11 N kg-2m-2 and

O Considering electron and proton as two charged particles separated by d = 5 x 10-11 m calculate the following: i) the electrostatic potential at a distance d from the proton. ii) the potential energy of the electron in the field of the proton iii) the Coulomb force between proton and electron iv) the gravitational force between the proton and electron and find its ratio to the Coulomb force. Take the mass of the proton 1.7 x 10-27 kg, the mass of the electron 9.1 × 10-31 kg, the electron charge -1.6 x 10-19 C, the value of the universal gravitational constant 1 = 9 x 109 m/F. 4TE0 6.7 x 10-11 N kg-2m-2 and

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Chapter23: Electric Fields

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