College Physics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 23P
How far from a very small 100 kg ball would a particle have to be placed so that the bal pulled on the particle just as hard as the earth does? Is it reasonable that you could actually set this up as an experiment? Why?
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