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The force between the two particles will quadruple
Explanation:
The magnitude of the electrostatic force between two charges is given by Coulomb's law:
where:
is the Coulomb's constant
are the two charges
d is the separation between the two charges
In this problem, let's call F the initial force between the two charges, when they are at a distance of d.
Later, the distance between the two particles is halved, so the new distance is:
This means that the new electrostatic force will be:
Therefore, the force between the two particles will quadruple.
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