Question

1. Suppose that two point charges, each with a charge of +1 Coulomb are separated by a distance of 1 meter. (a) Will they attract or repel? _______________(b) Determine the magnitude of the electrical force between them.

2. Two balloons are charged with an identical quantity and type of charge: -0.0025 C. They are held apart at a separation distance of 8 m. Determine the magnitude of the electrical force of repulsion between them.

3. Two charged boxes are 4 meters apart from each other. The blue box has a charge of +0.000337 C and is attracting the red box with a force of 626 Newtons. Determine charge of the red box. Remember to indicate if it is positive or negative.

4. A piece of Styrofoam has a charge of -0.004 C and is placed 3.0 m from a piece of salt with a charge of -0.003 C. How much electrostatic force is produced?

5. Two coins lie 1.5 meters apart on a table. They carry identical electric charges. Approximately how large is the charge on each coin if each coin experiences a force of 2.0 N?

6. The electron and proton of a hydrogen atom are separated, on average, by a distance of about 5.3 x 10-11 meters. Find the magnitudes of the electric force and the gravitational force that each particle exerts on the other. Mass of electron = 9.109 x 10-31 Mass of proton = 1.673 x 10 -27 Charge of electron = -1.60 x 10-19 C Charge of proton = +1.60 x 10-19 C

7. Which force is stronger, the gravitational force or the electric force?

Answer 1