Two balloons are charged with an identical quantity and type of charge: -5.0 nC. They are held apart at a separation distance of 50.0 cm. Determine the magnitude of the repulsive electrical force between them. 100N 8.99 × 10-N 1.00 × 10-16 N 0.01N

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Two balloons are charged with an identical quantity and type of charge: -5.0 nC. They are held apart at a separation distance of 50.0 cm. Determine the magnitude of the
repulsive electrical force between them.
100N
8.99 × 10-N
1.00 × 10-16 N
0.01N
Transcribed Image Text:Two balloons are charged with an identical quantity and type of charge: -5.0 nC. They are held apart at a separation distance of 50.0 cm. Determine the magnitude of the repulsive electrical force between them. 100N 8.99 × 10-N 1.00 × 10-16 N 0.01N
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The electrical force between two charged objects with charge q1 and q2 is given by,

F=14πε0q1q2r2

Where, r is the separation between the charges and 14πε0=9×109 Nm2C-2 is Coulomb's constant.

 

 

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