Two persons, weighing 784 N each, carry an excess charge of 1.0 Coulomb, one positive and one negative. a) If they are two meters apart, what is the magnitude of the force of attraction due to the excess charge? b) How far apart must the two persons be such that the force of attraction due to the excess charge is equal  to their 784-N weight?

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 Two persons, weighing 784 N each, carry an excess charge of 1.0 Coulomb, one positive and one negative.
a) If they are two meters apart, what is the magnitude of the force of attraction due to the excess charge?
b) How far apart must the two persons be such that the force of attraction due to the excess charge is equal 
to their 784-N weight?

 

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- Answers must be expressed in engineering notation (when the exponent of the base 10 multiplier is not a 
multiple of 3, press ENG or SHIFT+ENG, whichever the case.)
Example: 0.06N or 6.0x10-2 N must be expressed to 60x10-3N or 60mN

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