The Physical Universe
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ISBN: 9780073513928
Author: Konrad Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 6, Problem 33MC
The force between two charges of −3 × 10−9 C that are 5 cm apart is
- a. 1.8 × 10−16 N
- b. 3.6 × 10−15 N
- c. 1.6 × 10−6 N
- d. 3.2 × 10−5 N
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