1. Why is gravitational force always an attractive force? 2. And is the Newtonian formula of gravit

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2022-05-09

1. Why is gravitational force always an attractive force?
2. And is the Newtonian formula of gravitational force applicable for very small particles like electrons and protons etc.? From Formula of Gravitational Force, I'm referring to:
F G = G M m R 2 ,
where M and m are the masses of objects.
A logical explanation will be much appreciated.

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Chloe Melendez

Chloe Melendez

Beginner2022-05-10Added 12 answers

As the formula shows that gravitational force is directly proportional to the masses of both the bodies [consider proton and electron] their masses are way too small [mass of electron is 9.10938291 × 10 31 kilograms] [mass of proton is 1.67262178 × 10 27 kilograms] and the radius of the first p-orbital from the nucleus is 5.2917721092 ( 17 ) × 10 11 m calculation of these all terms will lead to a very small froce of order 10 47 units which will almost equal to zero so the force is negligible.

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