Answer:
(a) the force is 8.876 N
(b) the magnitude of each charge is 4.085 μC
Explanation:
Part (a)
Given;
coulomb's constant, K = 8.99 x 10⁹ N.m²/C²
distance between two charges, r = 10 cm = 0.1 m
force between the two charges, F = 15 N
when the distance between the charges changes to 13 cm (0.13 m)
force between the two charges, F = ?
Apply Coulomb's law;

Part (b)
the magnitude of each charge, if they have equal magnitude

where;
F is the force between the charges
K is Coulomb's constant
Q is the charge
r is the distance between the charges

it depends upon what state they are in like in motion or res
We have
. So,
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. So
.
Thus we can convert the units of the given quantity.
That is,
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The quantity is converted to the required units.
<h2>
Time taken is 0.459 seconds</h2>
Explanation:
We have equation of motion v = u + at
Initial velocity, u = 0 m/s
Final velocity, v = 81 km/hr = 22.5 m/s
Time, t = ?
Acceleration, a = 49 m/s²
Substituting
v = u + at
22.5 = 0 + 49 x t
t = 0.459 seconds
Time taken is 0.459 seconds