Question

Based on amount of force, what can you can conclude about the distance in Interaction A versus Interaction C?

Interaction

A

B

C

Charge on Object 1 (C)

1

2

1

Charge on Object 2 (C)

-2

-2

-1

Amount of Force

weak

medium

strong

(1 point)

The objects in interaction C are closer than the objects in interaction A

The objects in interaction B are smaller than in interaction A.

Repulsive forces are stronger than attractive forces.

Positive charges are stronger than negative charges.

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To analyze the relationships among the interactions based on the amount of force, we can refer to Coulomb's law, which states that the force between two charged objects is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

Let's break down the provided interactions:

- **Interaction A** has charges of 1 C and -2 C, resulting in a weak force.
- **Interaction B** has charges of 2 C and -2 C, resulting in a medium force.
- **Interaction C** has charges of 1 C and -1 C, resulting in a strong force.

Given this information, we can conclude the following:

1. **Weaker forces** indicate that the objects are either farther apart or that the product of their charges is lower compared to situations with stronger forces.
2. **Stronger forces** generally indicate that the objects are either closer together or have a higher product of their charges.

Comparing Interaction A (weak force) and Interaction C (strong force):

- Since Interaction C has a strong force with charges of +1 C and -1 C, this suggests that the distance between these two charges is smaller than in Interaction A, where the force is weak despite a higher product of charges (since one charge is stronger in magnitude).

Thus, the most accurate conclusion you can draw based on the given options is:

**The objects in interaction C are closer than the objects in interaction A.**