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mrspeedybob
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Suppose you take a quantity of matter and separate the protons from the electrons, Now drop the electrons into a black hole. My understanding is that photons are the force carriers for the electromagnetic field. Since no photons can escape the black hole there should be no electrostatic attraction between the black hole and the left over protons. It is as if the black hole absorbed a negative charge but remained neutral. This seems to violate the law of conservation of charge. Any thoughts?