Solution Found!
Solved: How does the magnitude of electric force compare
Chapter 14, Problem 65TAE(choose chapter or problem)
How does the magnitude of the electrical force compare between a pair of charged particles when they are brought to half their original distance of separation? To one-quarter their original distance? To four times their original distance? (What law guides your answers?)
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
How does the magnitude of the electrical force compare between a pair of charged particles when they are brought to half their original distance of separation? To one-quarter their original distance? To four times their original distance? (What law guides your answers?)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
The electric forces obey the inverse square law. The inverse square law states that the force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance