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Question 37

Inside a stellar plasma, two alpha particles (24He2+^{4}_{2}\text{He}^{2+}24​He2+) are briefly separated by a distance of 4.0 × 10-15 m.

Which is the best estimate of the ratio electrostatic repulsion forcegravitational attraction force\displaystyle \frac{\text{electrostatic repulsion force}}{\text{gravitational attraction force}}gravitational attraction forceelectrostatic repulsion force​ for these two alpha particles?

A

102710^{27}1027

B

103510^{35}1035

C

103910^{39}1039

D

104310^{43}1043

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Electric fields (A-level only) Questions

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48 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Physics Electric fields (A-level only), covering Coulomb's law (A-level only), Electric field strength (A-level only), and Electric potential (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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