Coulombs Law Practice

1. Two point charges, separated by 1.5 meter, have charge values of +2.0 x 10
-6
C and -4.0 x 10
-6
C,
respectively. Solve for the force between the two charges

2. A negative charge of 2 x10
-9
C and another negative charge of 8 x 10
-9
C are separated by .3 meters. What
is the force between them?

3. Calculate the force between two electrons that are 0.001 meters apart. Given: C x e
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4. Two balloons are charged with an identical quantity and type of charge: -6.25 x 10
-9
C. They are held apart
at a separation distance of .6 meters. What FORCE will push them apart?
5. Calculate the force between one electron and one proton that are 0.001 meters apart. Both have the same
charge: C x e
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6. Two positive charges of 6 x 10
-6
C are separated by .5 meters. What is the force between them?
What is the force between them?

7. What is the force between a positive charge of .008 C and a negative charge of .0003 C separated by .7
meters? What is the force between them?
8. A balloon with a charge of 4.0x10
-6
C is held a distance of 0.70 m from a second balloon having the same
charge. Calculate the magnitude of the repulsive force.
9. SAMPLE for DISTANCE: Two balloons with charges of +3.37 x 10
-6
C and -8.21 x 10
-6
C attract each
other with a force of 0.0626 Newtons. Determine the separation distance between the two balloons.
10. The force between a 0.015 C charge and a 1.03 x 10
-6
C charge is 0.40 N. How far apart are they?

11. The force between two electrons is 5 x 10
-10
N. C x e
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How far apart are they?

12. If I know there is a 5 N repelling force between two charges and I also know they are equal, and I know
they are separated by .1 meters, calculate the charge on each object.