Coulomb's Law

Coulomb's law says that the force between any two charges depends

• directly on the size of the charges

• inversely on the square of the distance between the charges

• both are correct

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A repulsive force exists between which two particles?

• Two neutrons

• An electron and a neutron

• An electron and a proton

• Two protons

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As two oppositely charged particles approach each other, what happens to the electrical force between them?

• The attractive force increases

• The magnitude of the electric force decreases

• The repulsive force increases

• The magnitude of their charges increases

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The Electric Force is strongest when charges are...

• close together

• far apart

• the electric force is constant everywhere

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According to Coulomb's Law, what happens to the force between two charges if the charge of one is tripled and the distance between them is also tripled?

• The force remains unchanged

• The force is tripled

• The force is nine times greater

• The force is reduced to one-third

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What variables are involved in Coulomb's Law equation?

• Mass and velocity

• Charge and distance

• Time and acceleration

• Volume and pressure

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If the distance between two charges is halved, how does the force between them change according to Coulomb's Law?

• It is halved

• It is quartered

• It is doubled

• It increases by four times

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Coulomb's Law can be used to calculate the force between two charges. What is the equation for Coulomb's Law?

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What does Coulomb's Law describe?

• The relationship between electric current and magnetic fields

• The force between two charges being directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them

• The rate of flow of electric charge

• The resistance offered by a material to the flow of electric current

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How does the electrostatic force between two charges change if the magnitude of one charge is tripled?

• It remains the same

• It is halved

• It triples

• It is reduced to a third

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