ELECTROSTATICS: KQ1Q2 Felectrostatic %3D r2 Using Coulomb's Law, determine how the electrostatic force is affected in the following situations. Two charges, and . are separated by a distance, r and the electrostatic force between the 2 charges is F. a) If 2. increases by 5 times its original value, how does F (the force) change? b) If r is halved (reduced by 2), how would F (the force) change? c) If 2. is positive and . is negative the charges will? (attract or repel) Q. is d) If . is 5 times larger than the force that , exerts on (greater than, smaller than, or exactly the same as) the force that exerts on

ELECTROSTATICS: KQ1Q2 Felectrostatic %3D r2 Using Coulomb's Law, determine how the electrostatic force is affected in the following situations. Two charges, and . are separated by a distance, r and the electrostatic force between the 2 charges is F. a) If 2. increases by 5 times its original value, how does F (the force) change? b) If r is halved (reduced by 2), how would F (the force) change? c) If 2. is positive and . is negative the charges will? (attract or repel) Q. is d) If . is 5 times larger than the force that , exerts on (greater than, smaller than, or exactly the same as) the force that exerts on

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Chapter5: Electric Charges And Fields

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Problem 49P: Two charges +3C and +12C are fixed 1 m apart, with the second one to the right. Find the magnitude...

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