Question
Set Charge 1 to -8µC and Charge 2 to +8µC. Move Charge 1 closer to Charge 2 one centimeter at a time. Observe the amount of electrostatic force between the charged particles.
11. What did you notice about the amount of electrostatic force between the charged particles each time you decrease the distance between the particles?
(1 point)
Responses

There was no change in the overall electrostatic force.
There was no change in the overall electrostatic force.

There was a decrease in the overall electrostatic force.
There was a decrease in the overall electrostatic force.

There was an increase in the overall electrostatic force.
11. What did you notice about the amount of electrostatic force between the charged particles each time you decrease the distance between the particles?
(1 point)
Responses

There was no change in the overall electrostatic force.
There was no change in the overall electrostatic force.

There was a decrease in the overall electrostatic force.
There was a decrease in the overall electrostatic force.

There was an increase in the overall electrostatic force.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
As you decrease the distance between Charge 1 (-8µC) and Charge 2 (+8µC) one centimeter at a time, you would notice that **there was an increase in the overall electrostatic force** between the charged particles. This is due to Coulomb's Law, which states that the electrostatic force \( F \) between two point charges is inversely proportional to the square of the distance \( r \) between them.
The formula is given by:
\[
F = k \frac{|q_1 \cdot q_2|}{r^2}
\]
where \( F \) is the magnitude of the force, \( k \) is Coulomb's constant, \( q_1 \) and \( q_2 \) are the magnitudes of the charges, and \( r \) is the distance between the charges. As the distance \( r \) decreases, the force \( F \) increases.
The formula is given by:
\[
F = k \frac{|q_1 \cdot q_2|}{r^2}
\]
where \( F \) is the magnitude of the force, \( k \) is Coulomb's constant, \( q_1 \) and \( q_2 \) are the magnitudes of the charges, and \( r \) is the distance between the charges. As the distance \( r \) decreases, the force \( F \) increases.