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Two charged objects, A and B, exert an electric force on each other. What happens if the distance between them is increased?

Athe charge on B decreases
Bthe charge on B increases
Cthe electric force between them decreases
Dthe electric force between them increses

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Two charged objects, A and B, exert an electric force on each other. What happens if the distance between them is increased? a) the charge on B decreases b) the charge on B increases c) the electric force between them decreases d) the electric force between them increses

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Answer: option c) the electric force between them decreases.


Explanation:


The electric force that two charged objects exert on each other follows Coulomb's law: the electric force is proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance that separate the charges.


Mathematically, that is:


  • Fe = K q₁ q₂ / d²

Hence, you conclude that if the distance between the charges is increased, the electric force will decrease.

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