Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
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Chapter 16 - Electric Charge and Electric Field - Problems - Page 469: 3

Answer

$2.2\times 10^{4} N$

Work Step by Step

According to $F=k\frac{Q_{1}Q_{2}}{r^{2}}$ The charges are $25µC = 2.5 \times 10^{-5} C$ and $2.5mC = 2.5 \times 10^{-3} C$, plug these two to $Q_{1}$ and $Q_{2}$. The distance between them is $16cm = 0.16m$, plug it to r. Then plug in k, the constant $9.0 \times 10^{9} N \times m^{2}/C^{2}$. It's $F=9.0 \times 10^{9} N \times m^{2}/C^{2} \times \frac{ 2.5 \times 10^{-5} C \times 2.5 \times 10^{-3} C}{(0.16m)^{2}} = 2.2\times 10^{4} N$
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