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Coulomb's Law |
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Equation |
F
=
q
1
q
2
4
πε
0
r
2
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Definition of terms |
F = force, q1 , q2 = charges on particles, ε0= electric constant, r = distance between the charges |
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Comments |
Coulomb's Law, empirically determined, states that the electrostatic force between two charges is proportional to the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. |
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References
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Electricity and Magnetism , B I Bleaney, B Bleaney, OUP, 2nd edition, 1965 |
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