Here's the breakdown:
* Coulomb's Law states that the force between two point charges is:
* Directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges.
* Inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
* Mathematical Formula:
* F = k * (q1 * q2) / r²
* F is the force between the charges
* k is Coulomb's constant (approximately 8.98755 × 10⁹ N⋅m²/C²)
* q1 and q2 are the magnitudes of the charges
* r is the distance between the charges
Important Notes:
* Direction: The force is attractive if the charges have opposite signs (one positive, one negative) and repulsive if the charges have the same sign (both positive or both negative).
* Point Charges: Coulomb's Law applies to point charges, which are idealized objects with zero size. However, it can be used to approximate the force between larger charged objects if the distance between them is much larger than their dimensions.
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