Help on Question: Find Force of 2 Charged Spheres in Electric Field

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To find the force experienced by two charged spheres in an electric field of 5000 N/C, the charges are +2*10^-6 C and -5*10^-6 C. The user attempted to use Coulomb's law but lacked the distance between the charges. They also questioned how to incorporate the downward electric field force into their calculations. Clarification on whether this is a homework question or a practical experiment was noted, indicating a possible misunderstanding. Understanding the relationship between electric field strength and force is crucial for solving the problem effectively.
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Heres the thing

Say i was to place 2 small charged spheres into and electric field which points downwards with a strength of 5000 N C^-1
Can anyone firgure out the force expirienced if the two charges were
+2*10^-6 and -5*10^-6?
 
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This Latex thing doesn't work to well...
 
This belongs in the homework section.

And, yes, a lot of people can figure it out! The question is what have you tried so far?
 
Um, who said this was homework, practical expiriment perhaps?
 
Sorry, for sounding like that anyway...

I tried using \frac{F=k q_1 q_2}{r^2}

But without the distance i had no idea
and i also don't know how i should put the downwards force into the equation, should i use a vector?
 
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