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What is the unit of electric charge?
What is the unit of electric charge?
- Joule
- Coulomb (correct)
- Volt
- Ohm
Which of the following statements about Coulomb's law is true?
Which of the following statements about Coulomb's law is true?
- It states that the force between two charges is directly proportional to the product of their masses.
- It states that the force between two charges is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. (correct)
- It applies only to point charges.
- It is valid in a vacuum only.
What property of conductors allows them to redistribute electric charge?
What property of conductors allows them to redistribute electric charge?
- High capacitance
- Low electromagnetic fields
- Free electrons (correct)
- High resistance
What effect does increasing the distance between two point charges have on the electrostatic force between them?
What effect does increasing the distance between two point charges have on the electrostatic force between them?
When a positively charged object is brought near a neutral object, what happens to the neutral object?
When a positively charged object is brought near a neutral object, what happens to the neutral object?