Coulomb's Law

____________ law describes the force between electric charges.

• Ampere's

• Attraction

• Coulomb's

• Electric

What happens to the force between two charged objects when you double the distance between them?

• increases by a factor of 2

• decreases by a factor of 2

• increases by a factor of 4

• decreases by a factor of 4

When distance between charged particles increases, electrostatic force ____________

• increases

• decreases

When the charge on one particle increases, the electrostatic force between particles ____________.

• increases

• decreases

The image shows two charged particles with a force of 2.4 N. What would you predict the force of interaction would be when the magnitude of charge on q2 doubles?

• 9.6 N

• 4.8 N

• 1.2 N

• .6 N

The image shows two charged particles with a force of 2.4 N. What would you predict the force of interaction would be when the distance doubles?

• 4.8 N

• 1.2 N

• .6 N

• .3 N

The Electric Force is strongest when charges are...

• close together
• far apart
• the electric force is constant everywhere

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

The difference between attract and repel is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

Which two particles are attracted to each other?

• Two neutrons

• A proton and an electron

• Two protons

• An electron and a neutron

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

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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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-5