Linus claims that the added gravitational force of neutrons holds the particles in a nucleus together. Linnea says that they stick together because they lose their electric charge when they form a nucleus. Which one, if either, is correct, and why?
a. Linus, because more particles exert gravitational forces on one another than exert electromagnetic forces.
b. Linus, because the numerical magnitude of G/ke is 7.42 × 10^-21.
c. Linnea, because the numerical magnitude of G/ke is 7.42 × 10^-21.
d. Both, because electric charge is lost and then gravity holds the nucleus together.
e. Neither, because gravity is not lost, and the numerical magnitude of ke/G is 1.35 × 10^20.
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