What is the Effect of Electrical Charges on the Attraction Between Two Humans?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the electrical attraction between two humans, each with a mass of 60 kg and located 1370 km apart, after transferring 5*10^21 electrons from one to the other. The force is determined using Coulomb's law, F=kQ1Q2/r^2, where Q1 and Q2 represent the adjusted charges after the electron transfer. The calculations yield specific charge values based on the number of electrons and their elementary charge (1.6*10^-19 C), leading to a quantifiable attraction force that can be rounded to the nearest Newton.

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Homework Statement


Human tissue contains about 3*10^27 electrons per kg of material. Suppose two humans are located 1370 km apart and each has a mass of 60 kg. We now transfer 5*10^21 electrons from one person to the other. What will be the magnitude of the resulting attraction, rounded to the nearest Newton?

Homework Equations


I used the equation F=kQ1Q2/r^2

The Attempt at a Solution


except I am not sure if I used the right charges.
for Q1, i found it by ((3*10^27)(6)-(5*10^21))(1.6*10^-19)
and Q2: ((3*10^27)(6)+(5*10^21))(1.6*10^-19)
 
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If those electrons had not been transferred from one person to another, what would have been the electrical force between the two people? Put another way, in addition to those 1027 electrons per kg, what other charged particles are present, and what is their effect?
 

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