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Gravity is a notoriously weak force! Consider this; a fridge magnet using the electromagnetic force can overcome the gravity OF THE ENTIRE PLANET!

It is a bit difficult to directly compare two different forces, but the gravitational attraction between two electrons is about 40(!!) orders of magnitude smaller than the electromagnetic repulsion.

The reason for this is not yet known, it is hoped that a quantum version of the general theory of relativity might shed more light on this in the future, but such a quantum version has not been discovered at present.

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No, it is the weakest. There are four main forces in the universe and the weakest is gravity. The next strongest is the weak nuclear force, then the electromagnetic force is stronger, and finally the strongest force is the strong nuclear force.

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Nuclear force operate over small distances, while over large distances, gravity outmuscles the rest.

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