Question #b8f8e
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Jun 15, 2016
There are three similarities as discussed below.
Explanation:
Similarities
- Both Gravitational force and Coulomb's force follow inverse square law with respect to the distance between the two interacting objects.
Fprop1/r^2F∝1r2 - Both these forces are proportional to the product of physical property of the interacting bodies. Mass in case of Gravitational force and charge in case of Coulomb's force.
Fprop k_1 k_2F∝k1k2 - Both the electric and gravitational force fields satisfy Poisson's equation
∇^2Φ_G=4πρ_G
∇^2Φ_E=−ρ_E/epsilon_0
where
and
This is where similarities end.