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Coulomb's Law



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What is the electric force between an electron and a proton that are separated by a distance of 1.0 ´ 10pr001-1.jpg m? Is the force attractive or repulsive? (e = 1.60 ´ 10pr001-2.jpg C, kpr001-3.jpg = 8.99 ´ 10pr001-4.jpg N·mpr001-5.jpg/Cpr001-6.jpg)
 

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What is the electric force between a proton and an alpha particle (charge 2e) that are separated by a distance of 3.0 ´ 10pr002-1.jpg m? (e = 1.60 ´ 10pr002-2.jpg C, kpr002-3.jpg = 8.99 ´ 10pr002-4.jpg N·mpr002-5.jpg/Cpr002-6.jpg)
 

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Two equal charges are separated by 3.7 ´ 10pr003-1.jpg m. The force between the charges has a magnitude of 2.37 ´ 10pr003-2.jpg N. What is the magnitude of q on the charges? (kpr003-3.jpg = 8.99 ´ 10pr003-4.jpg N•mpr003-5.jpg/Cpr003-6.jpg )
 

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Two point charges having charge values of 2.0 mC and –4.0 mC, respectively, are separated by 1.5 cm. What is the value of the mutual force between them? (kpr004-1.jpg = 8.99 ´ 10pr004-2.jpg N·mpr004-3.jpg/Cpr004-4.jpg)
 



 
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