Coulomb's Law help?

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According to Coulomb's Law, if the distance between the nucleus and electron were doubled, the force would be

1/4 as much.

1/2 as much.

two times as much.

four times as much.

2007-03-27 08:24:36 · 3 answers · asked by mac_addict 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

3 answers

Coulomb's Law is an inverse square law which means that the Force is proportional to 1/distance squared. Thus doubling the distance reduces the force by (1/2^2) = 1/4

2007-03-27 08:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by physicist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The force varies as 1/r^2, so if r doubles, then the force decreases by a factor of four ie 1/4

2007-03-27 15:35:01 · answer #2 · answered by dudara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The force goes as 1 divided by the distance squared.

2007-03-27 15:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋