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When separated by distance d, identically charged point-like objects A and B exert a force of magnitude F on each other. If you reduce the c
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When separated by distance d, identically charged point-like objects A and B exert a force of magnitude F on each other. If you reduce the charge of A to one-fourth its original value, and the charge of B to one-fourth, and reduce the distance between the objects by half, what will be the new force that they exert on each other in terms of force F
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Answer:
F ’= F 0.25
Explanation:
This problem refers to the electric force, which is described by Coulomb’s law
F = k q₁ q₂ / r²
where k is the Coulomb constant, q the charges and r the separation between them.
The initial conditions are
F = k q_A q_B / d²
they indicate that the loads are reduced to ¼ q and the distance is reduced to ½ d
F ’= k (q / 4 q / 4) / (0.5 d)²
F ’= k q / 16 / 0.25 d²
F ’= k q² / d² 0.0625 / 0.25
F ’= F 0.25