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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Electric Force Between Point Charges

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Charge has a charge of 

Charge  has a charge of 

The distance between their centers, is .

Determine the magnitude of the electric force on due to .

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use Coulomb's law:

Where is 

 is charge , in

 is charge , in

is the distance, in .

Convert  to and plug in values:

Magnitude is equivalent to absolute value:

Example Question #3 : Electric Force Between Point Charges

Coloumbs law for varsity

Charge has a charge of 

Charge  has a charge of 

The distance between their centers, is .

What is the magnitude of the force on due to ?

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use Coulomb's law:

Where is 

 is charge , in Coulombs

 is charge , in Coulombs

is the distance, in meters.

Convert  to and plug in values:

Magnitude is equivalent to absolute value:

Example Question #111 : Electricity And Magnetism

Coloumbs law for varsity

Charge has a charge of 

Charge  has a charge of 

The distance between their centers, is .

What is the magnitude of the force on due to ?

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Using Coulomb's law:

Where is 

 is charge , in Coulombs

 is charge , in Coulombs

is the distance, in meters.

Convert  to and plug in values:

Magnitude is equivalent to absolute value:

Example Question #12 : Electric Force Between Point Charges

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Charge has a charge of 

Charge  has a charge of 

The distance between their centers, is .

What is the magnitude of the force on due to ?

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Using Coulomb's law:

Where is 

 is charge , in Coulombs

 is charge , in Coulombs

is the distance, in meters.

Convert  to and plug in values:

Magnitude is equivalent to absolute value:

Example Question #11 : Electric Force Between Point Charges

A point charge of Q sits at rest next to another charge of 3Q at a distance of R away. How does the force on Q from 3Q compare with the force on 3Q from Q?

Possible Answers:

The force on the Q charge is two times larger

The forces are equal

The force on the Q charge is four times larger

The force on the 3Q charge is two times larger

Correct answer:

The forces are equal

Explanation:

Newton's third law states that any force interactions between two bodies must be equal. This is not so simple when another body is introduced. However, with two bodies, any force that acts on the other will have an equal and opposite reaction force.

Example Question #12 : Electric Force Between Point Charges

A point charge of Q and speed v heads towards another charge of 3Q. Assume the charges are relatively close to one another How does the force on Q from 3Q compare with the force on 3Q from Q?

Possible Answers:

The force on the 3Q charge is one-fourth as large

The force on the Q charge is twice as large

The force on the 3Q charge is four times as large

The forces are equal

Correct answer:

The forces are equal

Explanation:

Newton's third law states that any force interactions between two bodies must be equal. This is not so simple when another body is introduced. However, with two bodies, any force on acts on the other will have an equal and opposite reaction force. The fact that one of the bodies is moving is irrelevant when considering the relative magnitudes of the Newton's Third law pair.

Example Question #13 : Electric Force Between Point Charges

Two nuclei are apart. Determine the magnitude of the electrical force of one on the other.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use Coulombs Law:

Where 

Convert  to and plug in values:

Example Question #111 : Electricity And Magnetism

How will the force between two positively charged objects change as they are brought closer together?

Possible Answers:

The repulsive forces will increase

It is impossible to determine

The repulsive force will decrease

The attractive forces will increase

The force will change from repulsive to attractive

Correct answer:

The repulsive forces will increase

Explanation:

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Example Question #65 : Electrostatics

Charge A and B are  apart. If charge A has a charge of  and a mass of , charge B has a charge of  and a mass of , determine the acceleration of A due to B.

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Using Coulomb's law:

Using

Combining equations:

Converting  to and to  and plugging in values:

Example Question #66 : Electrostatics

Charge A and B are  apart. If charge A has a charge of  and a mass of , charge B has a charge of  and a mass of , determine the acceleration of B due to A.

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Using Coulomb's law:

Using

Combining equations:

Converting  to and to  and plugging in values:

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