What would happen to a planet that was electrically charged?

If a planet had such a large imbalance of protons and electrons that it possessed a net negative or positive charge what would happen to it and its solar system?

First, could it be stable, or would it simply disintegrate? Would the charge act against the pull of gravity and make everything on the surface weigh less?

Second, what effect would the charged planet have on its moons, neighboring planets, or sun? Would it polarize them, and how would it affect their orbits?

Third, what would the chemistry and biology be like on the planet's surface? Could life develop. Would the chemical reactions possible be radically different? Would elements exist in different forms?

Finally, what would happen to something that got too close like an explorer's spacecraft?

posted about 10 years ago

Mike Nichols‭

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