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 The electric force works in the same way as any other force that you learned about in Mechanics:  The electric force works in the same way as any other force that you learned about in Mechanics: 
-  * The electric force has units of newtons (N).+  * **The electric force has units of newtons (N).**
   * The electric force can be combined with any other forces acting on an object to find the [[183_notes:momentum_principle#Net_Force|net force]] on that object.   * The electric force can be combined with any other forces acting on an object to find the [[183_notes:momentum_principle#Net_Force|net force]] on that object.
   * The electric force can contribute to a [[183_notes:momentum_principle|change in the object's momentum]] (in other words the electric force can accelerate a charge).   * The electric force can contribute to a [[183_notes:momentum_principle|change in the object's momentum]] (in other words the electric force can accelerate a charge).
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