ideasrule said:Don't apply equations without any thought. Think about what the letters in this equation:
kq1q2/(r)^2 = kq1q2/(r+6)^2
stand for. Assuming q1 is the test charge, do the q2's represent the same charge?
Coulomb's Law is a physical law that describes the electrostatic interaction between electrically charged particles. It states that the force between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
The force between charged particles decreases as the distance between them increases. This is because the inverse square relationship in Coulomb's Law means that the force decreases exponentially as the distance increases.
Yes, Coulomb's Law can be applied to all charged particles, as long as they are at rest relative to each other and the distance between them is large enough to neglect any quantum effects.
The unit of force in Coulomb's Law is the Newton (N). This is because the force is given by the product of the two charges (measured in Coulombs) divided by the square of the distance (measured in meters squared).
Coulomb's Law is the mathematical expression of the relationship between electric charges and the force they exert on each other. Electric fields, on the other hand, describe the influence of these charges on the space around them. The strength of an electric field at a certain point is directly proportional to the force that a charged particle would experience at that point.