the force that charge qA exerts on charge qB is ___ the force that charge qB exerts on charge qA.
opposite and equal to
opposite and greater than
opposite and less than
the same as
Opposite and equal
opposite and equal to
The force that charge qA exerts on charge qB is opposite and equal to the force that charge qB exerts on charge qA.
To determine the relationship between the force that charge qA exerts on charge qB and the force that charge qB exerts on charge qA, we can use Coulomb's Law.
Coulomb's Law states that the force between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Mathematically, it can be written as:
F = k * (qA * qB) / r^2
Where:
F is the force between the two charges,
k is the Coulomb's constant (a constant value),
qA is the charge of particle A,
qB is the charge of particle B,
and r is the distance between the two charges.
Since the formula does not specify any specific direction for the forces, we can conclude that the magnitude of the force that charge qA exerts on charge qB is equal to the magnitude of the force that charge qB exerts on charge qA.
In other words, the answer is "the same as".