Eli5: Is electricity still affected by gravity? Like, does it travel slower when going up compared to going down?
In: Physics
The answer would be yes, however the ratios between the forces are almost indescribable.
If I were to take two electrons and put them close together, their mass would attract via gravitation, and they would also repel via electrical repulsion.
Which force wins? Easy, *the electrical repulsion is bigger by a factor with about forty zeroes*. It’s almost incomprehensible how meaningless gravity is compared to these forces.
An electron is pulled by gravity but it is only when a large clump of electrons and other matter is together (an object, materials) that gravity can really get anywhere.
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