Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 19 - Electric Charges, Forces, and Fields - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 687: 73

Answer

Equal.

Work Step by Step

We know that according to Newton's third law, the force exerted on the nucleus by the electron and on the electron by the nucleus are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. Thus, both forces are the same in magnitude.
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