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6 November, 00:52

A small plastic sphere with a charge of - 6.0 nC is near another small plastic sphere with a charge of - 14 nC. If the spheres repel one another with a force of magnitude 8.3*10-4 N, what is the distance between the spheres?

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  1. 6 November, 00:55
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    Here is how to answer the question.

    Use the formula:

    F = kq1q2/r^2

    F = force = 8.3x10^-4N

    q1, q2 = charges

    r = separatioon

    k = constant = 9x10^9 in MKS units

    so we have

    r = sqrt[k q1 q2/F]

    r = sqrt[9x10^9 * (-14) x10^-9 * (-6) x10^-9 / 8.3x10^-4 ]

    r = 0.0302 m

    So the distance between spheres is 0.0302 m
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