What is the force, in terms of Coulomb's constant, between two electrical charges of #16 C# and #3 C# that are #2 m # apart?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-02T17:53:27

The force is #=(12k)N#

The net force between #2# charges is

#F=k(Q_1Q_2)/r^2#

Where #r# is the distance between the charges

The Coulomb Constant is #k=9*10^9Nm^2/C^2#

The charge #Q_1=16C#

The charge #Q_2=3C#

The distance is #r=2m#

The force is

#F=k(16*3)/(2^2)=(12k)N#