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What does Equation (1.3) in the text represent?
What does Equation (1.3) in the text represent?
What is the relationship between the forces F12 and F21 according to Coulomb's law?
What is the relationship between the forces F12 and F21 according to Coulomb's law?
Which law does Coulomb's law agree with according to the text?
Which law does Coulomb's law agree with according to the text?
What kind of dependence on distance do both Coulomb's law and Newton's law exhibit?
What kind of dependence on distance do both Coulomb's law and Newton's law exhibit?
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What is the electric force between an electron and a proton at a distance r apart?
What is the electric force between an electron and a proton at a distance r apart?
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What is the corresponding gravitational force between an electron and a proton at a distance r apart?
What is the corresponding gravitational force between an electron and a proton at a distance r apart?
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What does the negative sign in the electric force equation between an electron and a proton indicate?
What does the negative sign in the electric force equation between an electron and a proton indicate?
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How does Coulomb's law compare with Gauss's law in terms of describing electric fields?
How does Coulomb's law compare with Gauss's law in terms of describing electric fields?
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What does the inverse-square dependence on distance signify in both Coulomb's and Newton's laws?
What does the inverse-square dependence on distance signify in both Coulomb's and Newton's laws?
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What are the masses of a proton and an electron as provided in the text?
What are the masses of a proton and an electron as provided in the text?
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