a) Find the magnitude of the
electrostatic force between 2
negative charges separated by a
distance of 1augustro.
b)what is the magnitude of gravit'l
force between the negetive charges
(electro)?
c) determine the ratio of the gravt'l
force and electrostatic force.
((Help with even the formulae!))
forceelectric=kqq/a^2
I wonder what the magnitude of the two negative charges is?
forcgravity= GMM/a^2 YOu did not specify the masses of the charges.
forceelectric/forcemagnetic= k/G * qq/MM
You still haven't told us what an augustro is
1agustron is equivalent to 10''-10m (10 rest power -10)
a) To find the magnitude of the electrostatic force between two negative charges, we can use Coulomb's Law. Coulomb's Law states that the magnitude of the electrostatic force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of their magnitudes 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 is the electrostatic force
- k is Coulomb's constant (approximately 9 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2)
- |q1| and |q2| are the magnitudes of the charges
- r is the distance between the charges
In this case, since the charges are negative, their magnitudes are assumed to be equal. Let's assume |q1| = |q2| = q, and the distance r = 1 augustro (the unit you provided).
Plugging these values into the equation, we get:
F = k * (q * q) / r^2
Now, we can substitute the known values and calculate the magnitude of the electrostatic force.
b) The question asks for the magnitude of the gravitational force between the negative charges. However, gravitational force does not depend on the charge of the objects involved. It only depends on their masses and the distance between them. So, there is no electrostatic force associated with negative charges. It is more appropriate to refer to it as the magnitude of the gravitational force.
To calculate the magnitude of the gravitational force between two objects, we can use Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation. The formula for the gravitational force is:
F = G * (m1 * m2) / r^2
Where:
- F is the gravitational force
- G is the gravitational constant (approximately 6.674 x 10^-11 Nm^2/kg^2)
- m1 and m2 are the masses of the objects
- r is the distance between the center of masses of the objects
If you have the masses of the two negative charges, you can calculate their gravitational force using this formula.
c) Since there is no electrostatic force between the negative charges, we cannot determine the ratio of the gravitational force and electrostatic force.