Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Coulomb's Law - Problems - Page 627: 41a

Answer

$q = 5.72\times 10^{13}~C$

Work Step by Step

We can equate the magnitude of the gravitational force and the electrostatic force to find the required positive charge $q$: $\frac{q^2}{4\pi~\epsilon_0~r^2} = \frac{G~M~m}{r^2}$ $q^2 = 4\pi~\epsilon_0~G~M~m$ $q = \sqrt{4\pi~\epsilon_0~G~M~m}$ $q = \sqrt{(4\pi)~(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)~(6.67\times 10^{-11}~N~m^2/kg^2)~(5.98\times 10^{24}~kg)(7.36\times 10^{22}~kg)}$ $q = 5.72\times 10^{13}~C$
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