An Asteroid of Mass 58,000 Kg Carrying a Negative Charge

question 25

Multiple Choice

An asteroid of mass 58,000 kg carrying a negative charge of 15.0 μC is 180 m from a second asteroid of mass 52,000 kg carrying a negative charge of 11.0 μC .What is the net force the asteroids exert upon each other? (G = 6.673 × 10^-11 N·m²/kg² and k = 9.0 × 10⁹ N·m²/C². )

• A)0.000040 N
• B)0.0062 N
• C)570,000 N
• D)510,000 N

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