and
represent gravitational and electrostatic force respectively between electrons situated at a distance of 10 cm. The ratio of
is of the order of
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The gravitational force (
) between two electrons is calculated using Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation:
, where
is the gravitational constant (
),
is the mass of an electron (
), and
is the distance between the electrons ( 0.1 m ).
The electrostatic force (
) between two electrons is calculated using Coulomb's Law:
, where
is Coulomb's constant
,
is the elementary charge (
), and
is the distance between the electrons (0.1 m).
Ratio of Forces
The ratio of the gravitational force to the electrostatic force is determined by dividing the expression for
by the expression for
.
The values are substituted into the ratio expression:

The calculation is performed:
.
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