Unit 8 coulomb's law day 2

Multiple Choice

What would be the change in electrostatic force if one charge was reduced by half and the distance between the charges was reduced by 1/3?

• Force would be reduced by 1/5

• Force would be reduced by 1/6

• Force would be increased by 1.5

• Force would be increased by 4.5

Multiple Choice

What is causing the pith balls to repel?

• electrostatic force

• Gravitational force

• Magnetic force

• Kinetic Energy

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What is one of the main differences we see in the coulomb's law equation that we did not have in gravity?

Match

Match the variables with what they represent

• Coulomb's constant

• Charge of object 1

• Distance between charges

• Electrostatic force

• Charge of object 2

k

Q1

r

Fe

Q2

• k

• Q1

• r

• Fe

• Q2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements correctly describes the main difference between electrostatic force and gravitational force?

• Electrostatic force only attracts, while gravitational force can attract or repel.

• Electrostatic force acts between masses, while gravitational force acts between charges.

• Electrostatic force can be attractive or repulsive, while gravitational force is always attractive.

• Electrostatic force is weaker than gravitational force.

Multiple Choice

Which variables must be known to solve for Q1 using Coulomb's Law?

• Fe, r, Q2, k

• Fe, r, Q1, k

• Fe, Q2, k

• Fe, r, k

Multiple Choice

When would you need to rearrange coulomb's law to solve for r instead of Fe?

• When the question is asking for the rate of charge

• When the question is asking for the distance between the charges

• When the question is asking how much charge an object has

• When the question is asking how had the charges push on each other

Multiple Choice

In the question our two charges are

A charge of 6.5x10-12 C

A charge of 5.99 x 10-14 C

Will they experience attraction or repulsion?

• Attraction

• Repulsion

Fill in the Blank

EX 1) A charge of 6.5x10-12 C is placed 4.8 x 10-8 m away from a charge of 5.99 x 10-14 C. What is the force of attraction between them?

What variable is the question asking us to find?

Multiple Choice

A charge of 6.5x10-12 C is placed 4.8 x 10-8 m away from a charge of 5.99 x 10-14 C. What is the force of attraction between them?

Which number is our r?

• 6.5x10^-12 C

• 4.8 x 10^-8 m

• 5.99 x 10^-14 C

• 9x10^9

Fill in the Blank

A charge of 6.5x10-12 C is placed 4.8 x 10-8 m away from a charge of 5.99 x 10-14 C. What is the force of attraction between them?

Round your answer to the nearest tenths place

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Match

EX 2) How far apart are the charges, each has a charge of -2.6 x 10^-8 C,

if the electrostatics force between them 3.0 x 10^-12 N? Is it attraction or repulsion?

Match each variable with the correct number

• Q1 & Q2

• Fe

• r

• k

-2.6 x 10^-8 C

3.0 x 10^-12

?

9x10^9

• -2.6 x 10^-8 C

• 3.0 x 10^-12

• ?

• 9x10^9

Multiple Choice

EX 2) How far apart are the charges, each has a charge of -2.6 x 10^-8 C,

if the electrostatics force between them 3.0 x 10^-12 N?

Which is the correct equation to solve for this problem?

Fill in the Blank

Solve for r

(round your answer to the nearest hundredths)

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