satya_narayan said:
Electric charges are fundamental properties of matter that can either be positive or negative. They are responsible for the electrostatic forces between objects.
Electric charges interact with each other through the electrostatic force, which can either be attractive or repulsive depending on the charges. Like charges repel each other, while opposite charges attract each other.
Electrostatic forces are caused by electric charges, while gravitational forces are caused by the mass of an object. Electrostatic forces are much stronger than gravitational forces, but they only act on charged particles, while gravitational forces act on all objects with mass.
Electrostatic and gravitational forces can be balanced by adjusting the distance between the charged or massive objects. For example, if two charged particles have equal and opposite charges, the electrostatic force can be balanced by increasing the distance between them. Similarly, the gravitational force between two objects can be balanced by increasing the distance between them.
One example is in satellite orbits. Satellites need to maintain a balance between the electrostatic and gravitational forces to stay in orbit around the Earth. Another application is in particle accelerators, where electrostatic forces are used to accelerate charged particles and gravitational forces are used to bend their path.