View Single Post
  #104 (permalink)  
Old 01-February-2004, 03:18 PM
milli360's Avatar
milli360 milli360 is offline
Established Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: NC, USA
Posts: 2,464
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaptain K
Not true!
1) The electromagnetic force is many orders of magnitude stronger than gravity. That is why an electromagnet can lift a steel bar against the gravitational pull of the entire Earth.
The ratio of the strenght of the electromagnetic force to the gravitational force is not well-defined.

It's the GrapesOfWrath post that discusses the ratio with electrons, and protons, and asks about neutrons. ToSeek answers the question a couple posts later.
Reply With Quote