(a) The required magnitude of the electric field when the point charge is an electron is 5.57 x 10⁻¹¹ N/C.
(b) The required magnitude of the electric field when the point charge is an proton is 1.02 x 10⁻⁷ N/C.
<h3>
Magnitude of electric field </h3>
The magnitude of electric field is given by the following equation.
F = qE
But F = mg
mg = qE
E = mg/q
where;
- E is the electric field
- m is mass of the particle
- g is acceleration due to gravity
- q is charge of the particle
<h3>For an electron</h3>
E = (9.11 x 10⁻³¹ x 9.8)/(1.602 x 10⁻¹⁹)
E = 5.57 x 10⁻¹¹ N/C
<h3>For proton</h3>
E = (1.67 x 10⁻²⁷ x 9.8)/(1.602 x 10⁻¹⁹)
E = 1.02 x 10⁻⁷ N/C
Thus, the required vertical electric field is greater when the charge is proton.
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Answer: 
Explanation:
According to Newton's law of Gravitation, the force 
exerted between two bodies of masses 
and 
and separated by a distance 
is equal to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance:
(1)
Where:
is the Gravitational Constant and its value is 
is the mass of the Sun
is the mass of the Earth
is the distance between the Sun and the Earth
Substituting the values in (1):
(2)
Finally:
This is the gravitational force acting on the earth due to the sun
