Which of the following statements accurately reflects the relationship between force and distance in Coulomb’s Law?(1 point)

Responses

They are proportional; as distance increases, the force between two charges will also increase.
They are proportional; as distance increases, the force between two charges will also increase.

They are inversely proportional; as distance increases, the force between two charges will also increase.
They are inversely proportional; as distance increases, the force between two charges will also increase.

They are inversely proportional; as distance increases, the force between two charges will decrease.
They are inversely proportional; as distance increases, the force between two charges will decrease.

They are proportional; as distance increases, the force between two charges will decrease.

1 answer

The correct statement is: They are inversely proportional; as distance increases, the force between two charges will decrease.

In Coulomb's Law, the electrostatic force between two charged objects is given by the equation:

\[ F = k \frac{|q_1 q_2|}{r^2} \]

where \( F \) is 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. This equation shows that as the distance \( r \) increases, the force \( F \) decreases, indicating an inverse relationship.