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Two charged spheres are 18.0 cm apart. They are moved, and the force on each of them is found to have been doubled. How far apart are they now?

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15 years ago

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drwls
According to the inverse square law that applies to electrostatic forces, the separation distance must decrease by a factor sqrt2 if the force is to increase by a factor of two.
18/sqrt2 = 12.7 cm
15 years ago

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