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Coulomb's law: extended
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What happens when a negatively charged object is brought near a positively charged object?

They attract each other

What is the process called when charges redistribute in a conductor near a charged object?

Induction

What type of force is created when a charged object interacts with a polarised insulator?

Net attractive force

According to Coulomb's law, how does force relate to the separation rr between charges?

Proportional to 1r2\frac{1}{r^2}

What is the value of the permittivity of free space ε0\varepsilon_0?

8.85×10−128.85 \times 10^{-12} F m−1^{-1}

Which formula correctly expresses Coulomb's law using permittivity of free space?

F=Q1Q24πε0r2F = \frac{Q_1Q_2}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 r^2}

When can a spherically symmetrical charged object be treated as a point charge?

When it has uniform charge distribution

What is the electrostatic force between proton and electron in a hydrogen atom?

8.20×10−88.20 \times 10^{-8} N

How much larger is electrostatic force than gravitational force between subatomic particles?

Over 103910^{39} times larger

What relationship does experimental verification of Coulomb's law confirm?

F∝1r2F \propto \frac{1}{r^2}

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