Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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Chapter 21, Problem 11CQ
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The type of force that makeup the atomic structure by combining individual nuclei and electrons and the fundamental force leading to the condensation of individual atoms and thereby forming the stars.
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Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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