Two Point Charges $Q _ { 1 }$ And $Q _ { 2 }$

question 28

Multiple Choice

Two point charges, $Q _ { 1 }$ and $Q _ { 2 }$ , are separated by a distance $R$ . If the magnitudes of both charges are doubled and their separation is also doubled, what happens to the electrical force that each charge exerts on the other one?

• A) It increases by a factor of \(\sqrt { 2 }\).
• B) It remains the same.
• C) It increases by a factor of 2 .
• D) It is reduced by a factor of \(\sqrt { 2 }\).
• E) It increases by a factor of 4 .

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