There is a single electron at a distance from the point charge.
On which of the following quantities does the force on the electron
depend?
Check all that apply.
__ the distance between the positive charge and the electron
__the charge on the electron
__the mass of the electron
__the charge of the positive charge
__the mass of the positive charge
__the radius of the positive charge
__the radius of the electron
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