Physics A-Level

Charge neutrality

What Charge neutrality means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Charge neutrality

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Bulk matter is almost exactly this, so the much weaker gravitational attraction accumulates without cancellation and gravity dominates on astronomical scales.

AQA · Coulomb's law (A-level only) (study guide)

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