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**Therefore a force differing from the force of gravitation is operating, requiring a new designation; | **Therefore a force differing from the force of gravitation is operating, requiring a new designation; | ||
***For historical reasons discussed later, we designate the force an ‘<b>electric force</b>’. | ***For historical reasons discussed later, we designate the force an ‘<b>electric force</b>’. | ||
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<p style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 6%; font-size: 1.0em; font-family: Gill Sans MT, Trebuchet MS;">...the electric force is approximately 42 orders of magnitude larger than the gravitational force. To see the enormity of this ratio, suppose that we represent the gravitational force by an arrow as long as a bacterium. How long would the length of the electric arrow be? Much larger than the height of a man; much taller than the Empire State Building; much larger than the Earth itself; much larger than the solar system; and much larger than the Milky Way. In fact, the electric arrow would be over 10 billion times larger than the "size" of the visible universe! That is why, when electrical forces are present, gravitational forces can be completely ignored.<ref name=hassani2010a>Hassani S. (2010) [http://books.google.com/books?id=oypZ_a9pqdsC&dq=from+atoms+to+galaxies&q=Chapter+12&hl=en&output=reader Electricity]. In: ''From Atoms to Galaxies: A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness''. Chapter 12. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, ISBN 9781439808498; ISBN 9781439808504 eBook-PDF.</ref> <ref name=hassani2010b>Hassani S. (2010) [http://books.google.com/books?id=oypZ_a9pqdsC&dq=from%20atoms%20to%20galaxies&source=gbs_similarbooks ''From Atoms to Galaxies: A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness'']. CRC Press. Page 176. ISBN 978-1-4398-0850-4 (Ebook-PDF).</ref></p> | <p style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 6%; font-size: 1.0em; font-family: Gill Sans MT, Trebuchet MS;">...the electric force is approximately 42 orders of magnitude larger than the gravitational force. To see the enormity of this ratio, suppose that we represent the gravitational force by an arrow as long as a bacterium. How long would the length of the electric arrow be? Much larger than the height of a man; much taller than the Empire State Building; much larger than the Earth itself; much larger than the solar system; and much larger than the Milky Way. In fact, the electric arrow would be over 10 billion times larger than the "size" of the visible universe! That is why, when electrical forces are present, gravitational forces can be completely ignored.<ref name=hassani2010a>Hassani S. (2010) [http://books.google.com/books?id=oypZ_a9pqdsC&dq=from+atoms+to+galaxies&q=Chapter+12&hl=en&output=reader Electricity]. In: ''From Atoms to Galaxies: A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness''. Chapter 12. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, ISBN 9781439808498; ISBN 9781439808504 eBook-PDF.</ref> <ref name=hassani2010b>Hassani S. (2010) [http://books.google.com/books?id=oypZ_a9pqdsC&dq=from%20atoms%20to%20galaxies&source=gbs_similarbooks ''From Atoms to Galaxies: A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness'']. CRC Press. Page 176. ISBN 978-1-4398-0850-4 (Ebook-PDF).</ref></p> | ||
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<font face="Gill Sans MT">...the electric force is approximately 42 orders of magnitude larger than the gravitational force. To see the enormity of this ratio, suppose that we represent the gravitational force by an arrow as long as a bacterium. How long would the length of the electric arrow be? Much larger than the height of a man; much taller than the Empire State Building; much larger than the Earth itself; much larger than the solar system; and much larger than the Milky Way. In fact, the electric arrow would be over 10 billion times larger than the "size" of the visible universe! That is why, when electrical forces are present, gravitational forces can be completely ignored.</font><ref name=hassani2010a>Hassani S. (2010) [http://books.google.com/books?id=oypZ_a9pqdsC&dq=from+atoms+to+galaxies&q=Chapter+12&hl=en&output=reader Electricity]. In: ''From Atoms to Galaxies: A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness''. Chapter 12. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, ISBN 9781439808498; ISBN 9781439808504 eBook-PDF.</ref> <ref name=hassani2010b>Hassani S. (2010) [http://books.google.com/books?id=oypZ_a9pqdsC&dq=from%20atoms%20to%20galaxies&source=gbs_similarbooks ''From Atoms to Galaxies: A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness'']. CRC Press. Page 176. ISBN 978-1-4398-0850-4 (Ebook-PDF). | |||
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*Experiments reveal also that: | *Experiments reveal also that: | ||
**The force of attraction occurs between the ''protons'' in the nucleus and the surrounding electrons, the two groups normally equal in number; | **The force of attraction occurs between the ''protons'' in the nucleus and the surrounding electrons, the two groups normally equal in number; |
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Introduction
Consider this approach to defining ‘electric charge’:
- Electric charge is a property of matter manifesting in certain of the particle constituents of matter.
- At one level of explanation of matter, matter consists of atoms.
- Studying atoms at the first layer of their substructure, viz., the nucleus and surrounding electrons, can provide a fruitful basis for explaining electric charge.
- As a starting point, note that:
- Electrons can maintain their location surrounding and revolving about the nucleus only because a radial force of attraction on them exists directed toward the nucleus. Otherwise the electrons would fly off.
- Experiments reveal that:
- The force of attraction between the electrons and the nucleus greatly exceeds the gravitational force generated by the masses of the two groups of particles;
- Therefore a force differing from the force of gravitation is operating, requiring a new designation;
- For historical reasons discussed later, we designate the force an ‘electric force’.
...the electric force is approximately 42 orders of magnitude larger than the gravitational force. To see the enormity of this ratio, suppose that we represent the gravitational force by an arrow as long as a bacterium. How long would the length of the electric arrow be? Much larger than the height of a man; much taller than the Empire State Building; much larger than the Earth itself; much larger than the solar system; and much larger than the Milky Way. In fact, the electric arrow would be over 10 billion times larger than the "size" of the visible universe! That is why, when electrical forces are present, gravitational forces can be completely ignored.[1] Cite error: Closing
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