attractive force
directly proportional to the mass of the objects.
gravitational constant = G = 6.67x10-11Nm2/kg2
it's the weakest of the non-contact forces per unit
each mass is a monopole-- the force acts through the centre of the object
Electrostatic
attractive when charges are opposite
repulsive when charges are the same
directly proportional to the charge of the objects
objecst become charged as they gain or lose electrons
unit of charge is the Coulomb
each electron/proton has a charge of ±1.6x10-19C
electrostatic constant = 8.988x109Nm2/C2
it's the strongest of the non-contact forces per unit
each charge is a monopole-- the force acts through the centre of the charged object
Magnetic
attractive when poles are opposite
repulsive when poles are alike
can be permanent or temporary
objects become magnetic based upon the alignment of their particles-- more order, more magnetism
each magnetic is a dipole as it always has both a north and a south, one does not occur without the other
magnetic dipoles do not have a single equation to describe them
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