18 Questions
What is the relationship between the force of interaction between charges and the distance of separation?
Inversely proportional
Which factor does Coulomb's Law consider when calculating the electric force between two-point charges?
Distance between the charges
What is the unit of Coulomb's constant?
$N\cdot m^2/C^2$
In Coulomb's Law, what does 'r' represent?
Distance between the charges
What property must be quantized in order for Coulomb's Law to accurately describe the force between charges?
Charge on particles
What type of force is defined by Coulomb's Law?
Radial force
What is the value of 𝑛 required for the given equation 𝐹=𝑘?
1.43
What is the quantized charge value based on the information provided?
892.64 e
In the equation 𝐹𝑟=𝑞𝑘, what does 𝑟 represent?
Distance between charges
The value 8.988x10^9 Nm^2/C^2 corresponds to which constant in the context of the question?
Coulomb's constant
What does the term 'quantization of charge' refer to in the given text?
Charge being a multiple of a fundamental value
Based on the values provided, what is the electric force acting between the charges?
~1.43 x 10^-16 C
What is the value of the net force acting on point charge Q in the given scenario?
254.28 N
In the context of the sample problem, what is the direction of the net force acting on point charge Q?
Downwards
How does Coulomb's constant affect the magnitude of the electric force between two charges?
It increases as Coulomb's constant increases.
What is the quantization of charge referred to in the given context?
The fundamental property that charge is quantized in discrete amounts.
In the interaction between two positive point charges, what happens to the net force if one of the charges is doubled?
The net force doubles.
What happens to the magnitude of the net force if the distance between two interacting point charges is halved?
The net force quadruples.
Test your knowledge of electrostatics with this sample problem involving force calculation. Given values for charges and distances, calculate the resulting force using Coulomb's law and determine the unknown charge. See the detailed solution and final answer provided.
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