Coulomb's Law: When Two Point Charges Are 2

question 28

Multiple Choice

Coulomb's law: When two point charges are 2.0 cm apart, each one experiences a 1.0-N electric force due to the other charge. If they are moved to a new separation of 8.0 cm, the electric force on each of them is closest to

• A) 1.0 N.
• B) 4.0 N.
• C) 16 N.
• D) 0.25 N.
• E) 0.063 N.

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