The nucleus in an iron atom has a radius of about 40 x


The nucleus in an iron atom has a radius of about 4.0 X 10-15 m and contains 26 protons.

(a) What is the magnitude of the repulsive electrostatic force between two of the protons that are separated by 4.0 X 10-15 m?

(b) What is the magnitude of the gravitational force between those same two protons?

(c) Based on your calculation, what would happen to the iron nucleus? How do you make sense

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Physics: The nucleus in an iron atom has a radius of about 40 x
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