Introduction to Electric Charge and Elementary Particles
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What is responsible for the electric force between two electrons?

  • Electromagnetic force
  • Mass
  • Gravitational force
  • Electric charge (correct)
  • What is the force that attracts two electrons placed 1 cm apart?

  • Gravitational force (correct)
  • Electric force
  • Electromagnetic force
  • Magnetic force
  • What is the force that repels two electrons placed 1 cm apart?

  • Electric force (correct)
  • Electromagnetic force
  • Magnetic force
  • Gravitational force
  • What is the mass of an electron in kg?

    <p>9.10940 × 10^-31 kg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the force that attracts two protons placed 1 cm apart?

    <p>Electric force</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What force do two neutrons at a 1 cm distance exert on each other?

    <p>1.9 × 10^-60 N</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When a proton and an electron are 1 cm apart, how do they interact?

    <p>They attract each other with an electric force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do we define the charge on a proton as positive and on an electron as negative?

    <p>As a convention without indicating one charge is 'more' than the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is charge considered quantized according to the discussion?

    <p>Due to the observation that all observable charges are integral multiples of the elementary charge e.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the SI unit of charge and how is it defined?

    <p>Coulomb; It is the charge that flows through the wire in 1 s if the electric current is 1 A.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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