How far apart must two point charges of 75.0 nC (typical of static electricity) be to have a force of 1.00 N between them?

Respuesta :

Answer:

0.71 cm

Explanation:

[tex]q_1=75.0nC=75\times 10^{-9}C[/tex]

[tex]1nC=10^{-9}C[/tex]

[tex]q_2=75.0nC=75\times 10^{-9}C[/tex]

Force between two charges=1 N

Coulomb's law of force

[tex]F=\frac{kq_1q_2}{r^2}[/tex]

Where k=[tex]9\times 10^9Nm^2/C^2[/tex]

Using the formula

[tex]1=\frac{9\times 10^9\times 75\times 10^{-9}\times 75\times 10^{-9}}{r^2}[/tex]

[tex]r^2=0.50625\times 10^{-4}[/tex]m

[tex]r=\sqrt{0.50625\times 10^{-4}}=0.71\times 10^{-2} m[/tex]

[tex]r=0.71\times 10^{-2}\times 10^{2}=0.71\times 10^{-2+2}=0.71\times 10^0=0.71 cm[/tex]

Using formula

[tex]1 m=10^2cm, a^x\cdot a^y=a^{x+y}, a^0=1[/tex]

Hence, the distance between two charges =r=0.71 cm