What if the moon was made of electrons?
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What if the moon was made of electrons?
In the case of an electron Moon, the energy from all those electrons pushing on each other is so large that the gravitational pull wins, and our singularity would form a normal black hole. At least, “normal” in some sense; it would be a black hole as massive as the observable universe.
How many protons does Earth have?
The mass of a proton or neutron is (1.67 x 10^-27 kg). Consequently, you can say to mediocre accuracy that the number of protons or neutrons in the earth is (mass earth)/(mass proton) = 3.6 x 10^51.
Can a proton by itself be an atom?
Since each element has a unique number of protons, each element has its own unique atomic number….Proton.
| The quark content of a proton. The color assignment of individual quarks is arbitrary, but all three colors must be present. Forces between quarks are mediated by gluons. | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Baryon |
| Spin | 12 |
| Isospin | 12 |
| Parity | +1 |
Why protons in the nucleus do not mutually repel and fly apart what holds the nucleus together?
The strong nuclear force pulls together protons and neutrons in the nucleus. At very small distances only, such as those inside the nucleus, this strong force overcomes the electromagnetic force, and prevents the electrical repulsion of protons from blowing the nucleus apart.
Why do protons in the nucleus not repel?
Protons in nucleus no doubt are repelled by each other. But we know that an atom is stable. The reason for this is that the protons and the neutrons(together called nucleons) are attracted to each other by a strong for called nuclear force. This force acts only in the distances of orders of angstrom or picometre.
How many electrons does it take to build the Moon?
If you put 10 52 electrons together—to build a Moon—they push each other apart really hard. In fact, they push each other apart so hard, each electron would be shoved away with an unbelievable amount of energy. It turns out that, for the proton Earth and electron Moon in Noah’s scenario, the planetary model is even more wrong than usual.
Can an electron Moon orbit a proton Earth?
You might imagine an electron Moon orbiting a proton Earth, sort of like a gigantic hydrogen atom. On one level, it makes a kind of sense; after all, electrons orbit protons, and moons orbit planets. In fact, a planetary model of the atom was briefly popular (although it turned out not to be very useful for understanding atoms. [1]
Why doesn’t the Moon orbit the Earth?
The Moon wouldn’t orbit the Earth because they’d barely have a chance to influence each other; [2] I interpreted the question to mean that the Moon was replaced with a sphere of electrons the size and mass of the Moon, and ditto for the Earth.
Could a proton earth exist in a black hole?
The proton Earth, which would also be part of this black hole, would reduce the charge, but since an Earth-mass of protons has much less charge than a Moon-mass of electrons, it doesn’t affect the result much. And for that, you need a different set of equations—rather than the standard Schwarzschild equations, you need the Reissner–Nordström ones.