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Use the table of observations about the electric force between charged objects to answer the question.

Charge of Object 1 (C) Charge of Object 2 (C) Distance (mm) Amount of Electric Force
+1 +1 4 medium
–1 –1 2 strong
–2 +2 4 strong
An object with a charge of +1 C is 10 mm from an object with a charge of +1 C. Based on the data in the table, which type and amount of electrical force will there most likely be between the two objects?

(1 point)
Responses

repulsive, strong
repulsive, strong

repulsive, weak
repulsive, weak

attractive, strong
attractive, strong

attractive, weak

1 answer

To determine the type and amount of electric force between two objects with a charge of +1 C that are 10 mm apart, we can analyze the observed patterns in the provided data.

  1. Type of Force: Since both charges are +1 C, they will repel each other because like charges repel.

  2. Amount of Force: We can also infer the strength of the electric force based on the distance. From the data:

    • The observation of +1 C and +1 C at 4 mm resulted in a "medium" electric force.
    • There is no direct observation with a distance of 10 mm, but we can infer that increasing the distance typically results in a decrease in force strength.

Since 10 mm is greater than 4 mm, we can deduce that the electric force would be weaker than medium at that increased distance.

Thus, the most likely type and amount of electric force between the two objects would be:

repulsive, weak.