College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 6, Problem 23P
How far from a very small 100 kg ball would a particle have to be placed so that the bal pulled on the particle just as hard as the earth does? Is it reasonable that you could actually set this up as an experiment? Why?
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