Question

What is the magnitude of the force a 1.5 x 10-3 C charge exerts on a 3.2 x 10-4 C charge located 1.5 m away?

Answer 1

The magnitude of the force a 1.5 x 10-3 C charge exerts on a 3.2 x 10-4 C charge located 1.5 m away is 1920 Newtons. The formula used to solve this problem is:

F = kq1q2/r^2

where:
F = Electric force, Newtons
k = Coulomb's constant, 9x10^9 Nm^2/C^2
q1 = point charge 1, C
q2 = point charge 2, C
r = distance between charges, meters

Using direct substitution, the force F is determined to be 1920 Newtons.