Table of Contents
- 1 What happens to a force between two charges if the distance between them is tripled?
- 2 How does the electric force between two charged particles change if the distance between them is increased by a factor of 2?
- 3 Which to changes would decrease the electric force between two charged particles?
- 4 How do you increase the electric force between 2 charged particles?
What happens to a force between two charges if the distance between them is tripled?
The force between the two charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely to the square of the distance between them. Hence, if charge on q1 is tripled (and other charge and distance is kept constant, the force between the two charges is tripled.
How does the electric force between two charged particles change if the distance between them is increased by a factor of 2?
That is, the factor by which the electrostatic force is changed is the inverse of the square of the factor by which the separation distance is changed. So if the separation distance is doubled (increased by a factor of 2), then the electrostatic force is decreased by a factor of four (2 raised to the second power).
How does the force between 2 point charges change if the dielectric constant?
If the dielectric constant of the medium in which they are kept, increases then the force between two point-charges will decrease. As we know that force is inversely proportional to dielectric constant therefore force will decrease.
How does the force between two charges change if the dielectric constant of the medium is increased?
So as the dielectric constant increases, then the force between two charges decreases accordingly. Note: The relative permittivity or the dielectric constant of a medium is defined as the ratio of the permittivity of that medium to the permittivity in vacuum.
Which to changes would decrease the electric force between two charged particles?
In electrostatics, the electrical force between two charged objects is inversely related to the distance of separation between the two objects. Increasing the separation distance between objects decreases the force of attraction or repulsion between the objects.
How do you increase the electric force between 2 charged particles?
When you have two charged particles, an electric force is created. If you have larger charges, the forces will be larger. If you use those two ideas, and add the fact that charges can attract and repel each other you will understand Coulomb’s Law.
What happens to the electric force between two charges if the magnitude of one of the charges is halved?
Explanation: The force between the two charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Hence, if distance between charges is halved (charges remaining kept constant), the force between the two charges is quadrupled.