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Electric force much stronger than gravitational force? [duplicate]
It is commonly said that the electric force is much stronger than the gravitational force. Indeed, Coulomb's constant $k_e$ is much larger than the gravitational constant $G$ but they are measured in ...
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How exactly are the relative strengths of gravity and electromagnetism quantified? [duplicate]
I've often heard it said that gravity is much weaker than electromagnetism, and after looking at several questions on SE, I feel that I've got at least a qualitative handle on the concept -- gravity ...
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Why is the gravitational force $10^{38}$ times smaller than the strong nuclear force? [duplicate]
Also, why is the weak interaction force $10^7$ times smaller than the strong nuclear force?
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Why Do We Say That the Electric Forces Are Stronger Than the Gravitational Forces? [duplicate]
I understand that both the electric and gravitational forces are inversely proportional to the squared distance from the point source and that the gravitational constant is around $10^{-20}$ times ...
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Strongest force in nature
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What does it mean to say “Gravity is the weakest of the forces”?
It is said nuclear force is the strongest force in nature..
But it is not true near a black hole ...
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What does it mean to say "Gravity is the weakest of the forces"?
I can understand that on small scales (within an atom/molecule), the other forces are much stronger, but on larger scales, it seems that gravity is a far stronger force; e.g. planets are held to the ...
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