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    Why doesn't the Moon fall to Earth despite gravitational attraction?

    hi, thanks so much! regarding (3), yupp I have learned about centripetal acceleration, but I'm not sure what they mean by the matter staying on the surface. Am I supposed to equate v2/r to the gravitational field strength? :S
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    Why doesn't the Moon fall to Earth despite gravitational attraction?

    Hello.. some stuff from my tutorial I'm confused about, pls help! thanks:) 1) Why does the moon not fall and hit the earth? Since both exert attractive forces on each other, there should be some kind of acceleration towards a common point.. >< 2)When the Earth and moon are held at rest at...
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    Coulomb Blockade & Single Electron Transistors Explained

    Hello! Can someone please enlighten me about coulomb blockade & how its relevant to Single Electron Transistors? Thanks :))
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