Coulombs Law

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What is Coulomb's Law?

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Coulomb's Law describes the electrostatic force between two charged objects, stating that the force is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

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What happens to the electrostatic force when the distance between two charges increases?

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The electrostatic force decreases.

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What type of relationship exists between distance and electrostatic force?

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The relationship is inversely proportional.

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When are the attractive forces between two charged particles strongest?

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When the charges are close together.

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Which two particles are attracted to each other?

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A proton and an electron.

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What is the nature of the force between two protons?

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The force is repulsive.

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What happens to the attractive force as two oppositely charged particles approach each other?

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The attractive force increases.

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What is the effect of charge magnitude on the electrostatic force?

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The electrostatic force increases with the magnitude of the charges.

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What is the formula for calculating the electrostatic force between two charges?

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F = k * (|q1 * q2|) / r^2, where F is the force, k is Coulomb's constant, q1 and q2 are the charges, and r is the distance between them.

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What is Coulomb's constant (k)?

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Coulomb's constant is approximately 8.99 x 10^9 N m²/C².