GENERAL PHYSICS 2

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 2: COULOMB’S LAW

BITANCOR, LISVON M.
12 – STEM BLOCK 1

ACTIVITY 1: COULOMB’S LAW

RELATIONSHIP OF FORCES, CHARGES AND DISTANCE

1.) If r= ¼, then F=𝟏(𝟏𝟒)𝟐 , F=𝟏(𝟏𝟏𝟔) therefore F= 16x of the original force.

2.) If 𝒒𝟏=2 then F α𝒒𝟏𝒒𝟐, then F=𝟐𝒙 the original.

3.) If𝒒𝟏𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒒𝟐 are doubled, then 𝒒𝟏x2= 2F and𝒒𝟐x2=2F therefore, F=4x the
original and if F=0.080N, then F=𝟒(𝟎.𝟎𝟖𝟎) therefore F=0.32N

4.) If 𝒓=𝟑 then F=𝟏(𝟑)𝟐 therefore,F= 𝟏𝟗 of the original force.

5.) If If𝒒𝟏 is doubled and𝒒𝟐 is tripled, then 𝒒𝟏x2= 2F and𝒒𝟐x3=3F therefore,

F=6x the original.

6.) If If𝒒𝟏 is doubled and𝒒𝟐 remained then 𝒒𝟏=2 and𝒒𝟐=1 therefore, F=2x the
original. r=2, then F=𝟐(𝟐)𝟐 therefore F=𝟐(𝟒) 𝒐𝒓 𝟏𝟐. F=𝟏𝟐(𝟏𝟎) therefore, F=5N.

7.) If If𝒒𝟏=𝟏𝟐 and𝒒𝟐 =1 then, F=1x the original. r= ¾ , then F=𝟏(𝟑𝟒)𝟐 therefore
F=𝟏(𝟗𝟏𝟔). F=𝟏𝟐(𝟏)𝟏𝟒 therefore, F=0.89x the original .

ACTIVITY 2: FORCE BETWEEN TWO POINT

CHARGES
1.)Given:𝒒𝟏=+1, 𝒒𝟐=+1,
r=1,
k=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐
a.)They will repel b.)Formula: F=𝑘ȁ𝑞1 𝑞2ȁ𝑟2
F=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ሺ𝟏𝐂ሻ(𝟏𝐂)𝟏𝐦𝟐
F=9.0𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗N

2.) Given: 𝒒𝟏=+8𝝁𝑪 or 8x𝟏𝟎−𝟔

𝒒𝟐=-5𝝁𝑪 or -5x𝟏𝟎−𝟔
r=10cm/0.1m,
k=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐𝑪𝟐
Formula: F=𝑘ȁ𝑞1 𝑞2ȁ𝑟2
Solution:F=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ห(𝟖𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟔C)(𝟓𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟔C)ห𝟎.𝟏𝟐
F=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ห(𝟖𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟔C)(𝟓𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟔C)ห𝟎.𝟎𝟏
F=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ȁ−𝟒𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝑪𝟐ห𝟎.𝟎𝟏𝒎𝟐
F=𝟎.𝟑𝟔𝑵𝟎.𝟎𝟏or F=36N

3.)Given:r=75cm/0.75m,
F=0.30N, k=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐
Formula: q=ට𝐹𝑟2𝑘
Solution: q=ට(𝟎.𝟑𝟎𝑵)(𝟎.𝟕𝟓𝒎)2𝟗𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐
q=4.33x𝟏𝟎−𝟔𝑪

4.)Given: q=2.5x𝟏𝟎−𝟔C , F=0.50N t

k=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐
Solution: r=ට(𝟗𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐)ȁ(𝟐.𝟓𝑿𝟏𝟎−𝟔𝑪)𝟐ȁ𝟎.𝟓𝟎𝑵
r=ට(𝟗𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐)ȁ(𝟔.𝟐𝟓𝑿𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟐𝑪)𝟐ȁ𝟎.𝟓𝟎𝑵.
r=ට(𝟓.𝟔𝟐𝟓𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟐𝒎)𝟓𝒙𝟏𝟎−𝟏
r=0.335m or r=0.34m

5.) Given: 𝒒𝟏=-0.0005/5x𝟏𝟎−𝟒

F=-9.0N
r=10m
k=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐𝑪𝟐
Formula: 𝑞2=𝐹𝑟2𝑘ȁ𝑞1ȁ
Solution:𝑞2=𝟗.𝟎𝑵(𝟏𝟎𝒎𝟐)𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐𝑪𝟐ቚ 5x𝟏𝟎−𝟒Cȁ
𝑞2=𝟗.𝟎𝑿𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟒.𝟓𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟔𝐶
𝑞2= 𝟐𝑿𝟏𝟎−𝟒𝑪

ACTIVITY 3: VECTOR ADDITION OF FORCES ON A

LINE
1.) Given: 𝒒𝐀=-5𝝁𝑪 or -5x𝟏𝟎−𝟔C, 𝒒𝐁=+10𝝁𝑪 or +1.0x𝟏𝟎−𝟓, 𝒒𝐂=-12𝝁𝑪 or -1.2x𝟏𝟎−𝟓C
𝒓𝐀𝐁= 6cm or 0.06m, 𝒓𝐁𝐂= 4cm or 0.04m, k=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐𝑪𝟐
Find: Net force on Particle B
Formula: 𝐹𝐴𝐵=𝑘ȁ𝑞1 𝑞2ȁ𝑟2
Solution: 𝐹𝐴𝐵=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ห(−𝟓𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟔C)(𝟏.𝟎𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟓C)ห(𝟎.𝟎𝟔𝐦)𝟐
𝐹𝐴𝐵=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ȁ5𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟏C2 ห𝟑.𝟔𝐗𝟏𝟎−𝟑𝑚2
𝐹𝐴𝐵=𝟒.𝟓𝒙𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝑵·𝟑.𝟔𝐗𝟏𝟎−𝟑
𝐹𝐴𝐵=125N
Formula: 𝐹𝐵𝐶=𝑘ȁ𝑞1 𝑞2ȁ𝑟2
Solution: 𝐹𝐵𝐶=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ห(1.0𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟓C)(−𝟏.𝟐𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟓C)ห(𝟎.𝟎𝟒𝐦)𝟐
𝐹𝐵𝐶=𝟏𝟎.𝟖𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ȁ1.2𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟎C2 ห𝟑.𝟔𝐗𝟏𝟎−𝟑𝑚2
The net force on Particle B is
𝐹𝐵𝐶=𝟒.𝟓𝒙𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝑵·𝟏.𝟔𝐗𝟏𝟎−𝟑 550N directed to left along x-axis
𝐹𝐵𝐶=675N
Formula: 𝐹=𝐹𝐴𝐵−𝐹𝐵𝐶
𝐹=125𝑁−675𝑁
𝐹=−550𝑁

2.) Given: 𝒒𝟏=+10𝝁𝑪 or +1.0x𝟏𝟎−𝟓, 𝒒𝟐=50𝝁𝑪 or +5.0x𝟏𝟎−𝟓C, 𝑭𝟐=0

𝒓𝟏= 2cm or 0.02m, 𝒓𝟐= 6cm or 0.06m, k=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐𝑪𝟐
Find: 𝒒𝟑
Formula: 𝐹1𝑜𝑛2=𝑘ȁ𝑞1 𝑞2ȁ𝑟2
Solution: 𝐹1𝑜𝑛2=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ห(𝟏.𝟎𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟓C)(𝟓.𝟎𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟓C)ห(𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝐦)𝟐
𝐹1𝑜𝑛2=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ȁ5𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟎C2 ห𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟒𝑚2
𝐹1𝑜𝑛2=𝟒.𝟓𝒙𝟏𝟎𝑵·𝟒𝐗𝟏𝟎−𝟒
𝐹1𝑜𝑛2=112,500N
Formula:Ʃ𝐹=𝐹1𝑜𝑛2+𝐹2𝑜𝑛3
Solution: Ʃ𝐹=112,500N+0
𝐹=112,500N
Formula: 𝑞3=𝐹𝑟2𝑘ห𝑞2 ห𝑞3=405450𝐶
𝑞3=112,500N (0.06𝑚)2𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐ȁ𝟓.𝟎𝐱𝟏𝟎−𝟓Cȁ𝑞3=0.9𝐶 𝑜𝑟 9𝑥10𝐶

3.) Given: 𝒒𝟏=4.5x𝟏𝟎−𝟓, 𝒒𝟐=-1.2x𝟏𝟎−𝟓C, 𝒒𝟑 = +1.8x𝟏𝟎−𝟓

𝒓𝟏= 3.0m, 𝒓𝟐= 3.0m, 𝒓𝟐= 4.24mk=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐𝑪𝟐
Find: 𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞 , 𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞
Formula: 𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞=𝑘ȁ𝑞1 𝑞2ȁ𝑟2
Solution: 𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ห 4.5x𝟏𝟎−𝟓C)(− 1.2x𝟏𝟎−𝟓C)ห(𝟑.𝟎𝐦)𝟐
𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞=𝟒.𝟖𝟒𝐍𝟗𝑚2
𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞=0.54𝑁
𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞=𝟗.𝟎𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟗𝑵·𝒎𝟐/𝑪𝟐 ห 4.5x𝟏𝟎−𝟓C)(− 1.2x𝟏𝟎−𝟓C)ห(𝟒.𝟐𝟒𝐦)𝟐
𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞=𝟒.𝟖𝟒𝐍𝟏𝟕.𝟗𝟖𝑚2
𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞=0.27𝑁
At x-component :cos𝑎=3.04.24 At y-component :sin𝑎=3.04.24
𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞=𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞(cos𝑎) 𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞=𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞(sin𝑎)
𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞=0.54𝑁(3.04.24) 𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞=0.54𝑁(3.04.24)
(𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞)𝑥=0.38𝑁 (𝐹1𝑜𝑛𝑞)𝑦=0.38𝑁
At x-component :cos𝑎=3.04.24 At y-component :sin𝑎=3.04.24
𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞=𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞(cos𝑎) 𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞=𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞(sin𝑎)
(𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞)𝑥=0.19𝑁 y-components
(𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞)𝑦=0.19𝑁 x-
components
F1onQ 0.38N 0.38N
F2onQ 0.19N 0.19N
∑Fx = 0.57N ∑Fy = 0.57
𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞=0.27𝑁(3.04.24) 𝐹2𝑜𝑛𝑞=0.27𝑁(3.04.24)
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1.What are your learnings from the activity?

-Electric Forceis the repulsive or attractive interaction between any two charged bodies.
It has two types-the attractive and the repulsive force. The Coulomb’s Law states that
the magnitude of the electric force between two point charges is directly proportional to
theproduct of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance
between them. It goes in the formula F=𝒌ȁ𝒒𝟏 𝒒𝟐ȁ

2. What did you like most from this lesson?

-I liked the lesson about relationships between forces, charges and distances

3. What is the most challenging or least interesting from the activities?

-The activity about Vector Addition of Forces on a Plane is the most challenging among
the activities.