Object A has a charge of –1 Coulomb. At a given distance, the object with which charge would be most strongly attracted by object A?(1 point)
Responses
+2 C
+2 C
–2 C
–2 C
–1 C
–1 C
+1 C
The object with a charge of +2 C would be most strongly attracted by object A.
a,b,c or d
My apologies for the confusion. The correct answer would be:
b) +2 C
To determine which object with a given charge would be most strongly attracted to object A, we need to understand the concept of electric force.
The electric force between two charged objects is given by Coulomb's Law:
F = k * (q1 * q2) / r^2
Where:
- F is the electric force
- k is the electrostatic constant (approximately 9 x 10^9 N*m^2/C^2)
- q1 and q2 are the charges of the two objects
- r is the distance between them
Based on the equation, we see that the electric force is directly proportional to the product of the charges (q1 * q2) and inversely proportional to the square of the distance (r^2).
In this case, object A has a charge of -1 Coulomb. The sign of the charge determines whether the force is attractive or repulsive. Like charges (positive-positive or negative-negative) repel each other, while opposite charges (positive-negative) attract each other.
So, we need to find an object with a charge that will result in the largest absolute value of (q1 * q2). Since q1 is -1 C, the largest value of the product (q1 * q2) will occur when q2 is a positive charge.
Among the given options, the charge of +2 C will produce the largest attractive electric force because the product of charges (-1 C * +2 C) will result in -2 C. Since it is negative, we can ignore the sign and focus on the magnitude, which is 2 C.
Thus, the object with a charge of +2 C would be most strongly attracted to object A.