Use the concept of beat frequency to find the applicable final freqeuncy for 20Hz beat frequency.
Beat can be defined as 'the interference pattern between two sounds of slightly different frequencies0
The expression for beat frequency is given as

Where,
Final frequency
Initial frequency
The beat frequency for us is 25Hz and the initial frequency is 240Hz, then

Being an absolute value, two values are possible, both in addition and subtraction:

The two possible values are


Coulomb's law:
Force = (<span>8.99×10⁹ N m² / C²<span>) · (charge₁) · (charge₂) / distance²
= (</span></span><span>8.99×10⁹ N m² / C²<span>) (1 x 10⁻⁶ C) (1 x 10⁻⁶ C) / (1.0 m)²
= (8.99×10⁹ x 1×10⁻¹² / 1.0) N
= 8.99×10⁻³ N
= 0.00899 N repelling.
Notice that there's a lot of information in the question that you don't need.
It's only there to distract you, confuse you, and see whether you know
what to ignore.
-- '4.0 kg masses'; don't need it.
Mass has no effect on the electric force between them.
-- 'frictionless table'; don't need it.
Friction has no effect on the force between them,
only on how they move in response to the force.
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The answer is D. The Ossicles