The nucleus of the helium atom contains two protons that are separated by about 3.8 multiplied by 10^-15 m. How do you find the magnitude of the electrostatic force that each proton exerts on the other?
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Jan 6, 2016
Explanation:
We may use Coulomb's Law in electrostatics to find the force of repulsion (since like charges repel) between these 2 electric point charges, each having the unit quantity of charge equal to the charge of 1 electron,