A mad scientist invents a device that is able to teleport every electron in their body to the center of the Earth (6.37×106 m below). We can make the assumption that the human body is mostly water with a bit of carbon and as such there will be about 3.2 × 1026 electrons per kilogram of body. If the mad scientist, who weighs 65 kg is so unwise as to actually use this device on himself what will the magnitude of the attraction between his body (stripped of all electrons) and all the electrons newly deposited at the center of the Earth? (How does this compare with the gravitational attraction between the mad scientist and the Earth?)

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27.26 A mad scientist invents a device that is able to teleport every electron in their body to the center of the Earth (6.37×106 m below). We can make the assumption that the human body is mostly water with a bit of carbon and as such there will be about 3.2 × 1026 electrons per kilogram of body. If the mad scientist, who weighs 65 kg is so unwise as to actually use this device on himself what will the magnitude of the attraction between his body (stripped of all electrons) and all the electrons newly deposited at the center of the Earth? (How does this compare with the gravitational attraction between the mad scientist and the Earth?)

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