How does it compare with the gravity pressure on the earth?or the gravity pressure on a particle of light?
2006-08-07 08:54:59 · 4 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
if Gravitons exist than they must be puting pressure on the electron to hold it togehter?
2006-08-07 10:06:04 · update #1
Good question...tough to answer in a short space here. (I'll give it a shot.) You first need to understand E=MC2. Energy and Mass are interchangeable. Gravity effects Mass which is a quantity of matter. Light is made of photons which have ZERO mass so they are able to travel maximum speed. An Electron has mass, but its measured in Electron volts. The rest mass of an electron is .511 MeV which is 1/2 a million electron volts. The nucleus of any atom is the heaviest part. (With the most mass.) The force of Gravity is thought to be conveyed by particles called Gravitons but no one yet has ever seen one. Last but not least...Every atom in the earth is attracted to every atom in you or in any other thing. The force on one single sub atomic particle is based on that particle's amount of mass. There is also something called relativistic mass...but it's too complex to explain here. (Google it to learn more.) I hope I helped you with the answer to your question.
2006-08-07 09:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by Smart Dude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the effect of asking nonsense questions on Yahoo! Answers?
Gravity is defined as a force attracting two bodies, not "pressure." One electron isolated in space is not being acted upon or acting upon any other body in space.
Two electrons in space would not be able to get close enough to each other to overcome the force of two like-charge particles on each other. They would fly away from each other.
The mass of the Earth would be so great compared to the mass of an electron that the electron would drop to Earth at very high speed (probably being eliminated on its way down).
Since a photon has no mass or almost no mass, I'll leave you to figure out its gravity effects.
2006-08-07 16:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are asking what is the gravitational field of a single electron, then I suggest use:
g=GM/r^2
insert the radius of the electron for r and the mass of the electron for M
2006-08-11 09:14:13 · answer #3 · answered by sparc77 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very little.
2006-08-07 15:58:34 · answer #4 · answered by droblivion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋