Introduction To Health Physics
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Author: Johnson, Thomas E. (thomas Edward), Cember, Herman.
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.31P
(a)
To determine
To calculate: The repulsive electrical force.
(b)
To determine
To calculate: The attractive gravitational force.
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