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The electric force of attraction between a proton and an electron is normally called an electrostatic attraction. This is due to proton being positively charged and electron being negatively charged.

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Is an example of an electrostatic force acting in an atom neutron attracting an electron a proton attracting an electron an electron attracting another electron a neutron attracting a proton?

Yes, an example of an electrostatic force acting in an atom is a proton attracting an electron. This attraction occurs due to the opposite charges of the proton (positive) and the electron (negative), leading to the electrostatic force of attraction between them.


The electrical interaction between nucleus and the orbital electron is a force of?

there is nothing called as an electric force...an electron revolves around a nucleus due to the electrostatic fore of attracion between the electron and the proton....any object , to undergo a circlar motion has to experience a centripetal force, which in the case of the atom is provided by the electrostatic force. Actually there is an electric force of attraction between the electron(s) and proton(S)


In Protium what's preventing the one electron from literally attaching to the one proton instead of just orbiting it?

A repulsive force between protons and electrons that, at very small distances of separation only, is stronger than the electrostatic attraction between an electron and a proton.


What is the effect of placing electrons very close to the proton?

It will not require lot of energy to place a an electron very close a proton (for lighter elements) Protons are positively charged whereas electrons are negatively charged. There will be attraction between protons and electrons when placed together.


Why electron in hydrogen not collide with proton?

Electrons in a hydrogen atom do not collide with the proton due to the electromagnetic forces that balance the attraction between them (proton and electron). The electron orbits the nucleus in defined energy levels, establishing stability within the atom. The probability distribution of an electron's position allows it to be close to the proton without actually colliding with it.


Why is the electron in hydrogen not collide with the proton and self destruct.?

electrons are in orbits protons are in nucleus an electron keeps revolving in the orbit because of force of attraction but this electron cannot come into the nucleus where proton and neutron reside.


Do nuetrons attract to electrons?

There is no significant attraction between neutrons and electrons. Neither the electric force nor the strong nuclear force applies between them. There is an insignificant attraction due to gravity -- the gravity force between an electron one angstrom from a neutron is weaker than the electric force between that same electron and a proton a billion trillion kilometers away.


How to get a ratio?

calculate the ratio between proton&electron


What attraction holds the electron in orbit around the nucleus of the hydrogen atom?

Magnetic. The nucleus of a hydrogen atom is a proton, which has a positive charge. The electron has a negative charge Opposite charges attract so the negative electron is attracted to the positive nucleus.


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Tiny, Identical, Spaces, Motion and Attraction.


What is the ratio r proton /r electron of the radii of their circular paths?

The ratio between radius of proton to the radius of electron is just 0.3


How many electrons are attracted by a proton?

There is no specific number of electrons that a proton can attract. For example, in a neutral atom; a proton attracts nearly one electron and there is a higher attraction in anions and lesser number in cations.