the charges 1C and 5C are separated by a distance 20cm.what will be the ratio of electrostatic force acting on them?
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Due to each other? 1 to 1 or 1 to -1 accounting for opposite directions.. Newton's third law. k Q1 Q2 / d^2 = k Q2 Q1 / d^2 :)
Now if you mean on each due to an external E field, THEN 5/1
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