Question on magnetic attraction and repulsion?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the question of whether there is a formula to calculate the acceleration of two particles with the same charge as they repel each other, as well as the acceleration of two oppositely charged particles as they attract each other. The inquiry involves considerations of field intensity and mass.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant asks if there is a formula to find the acceleration of same-charge particles considering field intensity and mass.
  • Another participant suggests that Coulomb's law may be relevant to the inquiry.
  • A different participant questions whether Coulomb's law is applicable only to point charges.
  • There is a clarification from the original poster acknowledging that they are indeed referring to point charges.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion does not reach a consensus on the applicability of Coulomb's law to the scenarios presented, and there are multiple viewpoints regarding the relevance of the law to the original question.

Contextual Notes

There is an implicit assumption that the discussion is limited to point charges, but this is not explicitly defined in the initial question.

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This is going to be quite hard to phrase but here goes.

Is there a formula/equation to find the acceleration of two of the same-charge particles, away from each other, taking into account field intensity and mass?

And the same question for attraction between two oppositely charged particles?

Thanks.
 
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Aren't you talking about point charges?
 
Oh sorry, I am! Thanks, this is just what I was looking for.
 

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