Two equal charges of magnitude 0.00000000032 is placed in an electric field. calculate the force of attraction between them
How far apart are they? Is the charge in Coulombs?
The force they exert on each other will be independent of the external E field. Use Coulomb's Law.
To calculate the force of attraction between two charges in an electric field, we can use Coulomb's Law. Coulomb's Law states that the force between two charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. The formula for Coulomb's Law is:
F = k * (q1 * q2) / r^2
Where:
- F represents the force of attraction between the charges
- k is the electrostatic constant, approximately equal to 9 x 10^9 N·m^2/C^2
- q1 and q2 are the magnitudes of the charges
- r is the distance between the charges
In this case, the given charge magnitude is 0.00000000032, and since we have two charges of equal magnitude, q1 = q2. Thus, q1*q2 = (0.00000000032) * (0.00000000032) = 0.0000000000000001024.
To proceed, we need the distance between the charges. If the distance is given, we can directly substitute it into the formula. If not, we would need additional information to calculate it.
Please provide the distance between the charges in order to calculate the force of attraction using Coulomb's Law.