Asked by kelvin calin

The magnitude of the electrical force acting between a +2.4 × 10–8 C charge and a +1.8 × 10–6 C charge that are separated by 0.008 m is
N, rounded to the tenths place.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use Coulomb's law: F = k q1 q2 / r^2.

k = 8.99×10^9 N·m^2/C^2, q1 = 2.4×10^-8 C, q2 = 1.8×10^-6 C, r = 0.008 m.

F = (8.99×10^9)(2.4×10^-8)(1.8×10^-6) / (0.008^2)
≈ 6.07 N

Rounded to the tenths place: 6.1 N.