Calculating Electric Force with Coulomb's Law: Glass and Rubber Ball Example

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Homework Statement




What is the electric force between a glass ball that has +2.8 µC of charge and a rubber ball that has -4.8 µC of charge when they are separated by a distance of 4.5 cm?


2. Homework Equations

F=k*Q1*Q2/r^2

3. The Attempt at a Solution
-59.6507
-8.8888888.889
4.4380e12
 
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