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Answer: How does the magnitude of electric force compare

Chapter 22, Problem 24E

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Problem 24E

How does the magnitude of electric 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 4 times their original distance? (What law guides your answers?)

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Problem 24E

How does the magnitude of electric 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 4 times their original distance? (What law guides your answers?)

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Coulomb's law states that

“The force of attraction or repulsion between two stationary charges  is directly proportional to product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of distance between them.”

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