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What equal charges would have to be placed on earth and moon to neutralize their gravitational force of attraction?
Given that mass of earth `= 10^(25) kg` and mass of moon `= 10^(23) kg`

A

`8.6 xx 10^(13) C`

B

`6.8 xx 10^(26)C`

C

`8.6 xx 10^(3)C`

D

`9 xx 10^(6)C`

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