17. Two charges are 3.14 m apart. What will happen to the magnitude of the new resulting force if you reduce the distance between these two charges by half? a. The magnitude of the force will be halved. b. The magnitude of the force will be quadrupled. c. The magnitude of the force will be twice of the original force. d. The magnitude of the force will be one-fourth of the original force.

17. Two charges are 3.14 m apart. What will happen to the magnitude of the new resulting force if you reduce the distance between these two charges by half? a. The magnitude of the force will be halved. b. The magnitude of the force will be quadrupled. c. The magnitude of the force will be twice of the original force. d. The magnitude of the force will be one-fourth of the original force.

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Chapter18: Electric Charge And Electric Field

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Problem 26PE: (a) Two point charges q1 and q23.00 m apart, and their total charge is 20 C. (a) If the force of...

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