Coulomb's Law

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Coulomb's Law: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Electrostatic Force between Two Charges in Vacuum, Coulomb's Law, Coulomb's Law in Vector Form, Permittivity of Vacuum & Permittivity of a Medium etc.

Important Questions on Coulomb's Law

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Two fixed point charges   +4eand+e  units are separated by a distance ‘a’. Where should the third point charge be placed for it to be in equilibrium?

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How does the coulomb force between two point charges depend upon the dielectric constant of the intervening medium?

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The force of interaction between two charges q1=1 μC and  q2=3 μC placed at a separation is r is10 N. Then force of interaction between two charges q3= 2 μC and  q2=3 μC , placed at a separation r, is

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Four charges are at the corners of a square as shown in the figure. Corners A and D have equal charge, while both B and C have a charge of +1 C. What is the charge on A so that the force on B is zero?

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Find the value of the net electric force on charge q as shown in the following figure.

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As shown in the figure, a configuration of two equal point charges q0=+2μC is placed on an inclined plane. Mass of each point charge is 20 g. Assume that there is no friction between charge and plane. For the system of two point charges to be in equilibrium (at rest) the height h=x×10-3 m. The value of x is
 Take 14πε0=9×109 N m2 C-2, g=10 m s-2

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Three point charges q,-2q  and 2q are placed on x axis at a distance x=0,x=34R and x=R respectively from origin as shown. If q=2×10-6 C and R=2 cm, the magnitude of net force experienced by the charge -2q is _____ N.

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A 10 μC  charge is divided into two parts and placed at 1 cm distance so that the repulsive force between them is maximum. The charges of the two parts are:

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Four charges of +q, +q, +q and +q are placed at the corners A, B, C and D of a square. The resultant force on the charge at D

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A 10 μC charge is divided into two equal parts and kept at 1 cm distance. Find repulsion between charges?

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Two identical charges are separated by some distance repel each other with a force of 5 N. Now the charges are placed in a medium of dielectric constant k=2, what will be new force between them.

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If the distance between two charges become double, then electrostatic force between them will become 

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 Calculate electrical force between two 1 C charge placed 100 cm apart Given 8.854×10-12 C2 N-1m-1. Mention two smaller units of C.

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In the figure, if net force on Q is zero then value of Qq is

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The force between two charges 0.06 m apart is 5 N. If each charge is moved towards the other by 0.01 m, then the force between them will become 

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Calculate the magnitude of electrostatic force on a charge placed at a vertex of a triangular pyramid (4 vertices, 4 faces), if 4 equal charges are placed at all four vertices of pyramid of side a.

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Force of attraction between two point charges Q and -Q separated by d metre is F. When these charges are placed on two identical spheres of radius R=0.3d whose centres are d metre apart, the force of attraction between them is

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 When identical point charges are placed at the vertices of a cube of edge length 'a', each of them experiences a net force of magnitude F. Now these charges are placed on the vertices of another cube of edge length 'b'. What will magnitude of the net force on any of the charges be? These cubes are simply geometrical constructs and not made of any matter. 

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Force of attraction between two point charges Q and separated by d metre is Fe. When these charges are placed on two identical spheres of radius R=0.3d whose centres are d metre apart, the force of attraction between them is

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Two small equally charged identical conducting balls are suspended from long threads from the same point. The charges and masses of the balls are such that they are in equilibrium. The distance between them is a=25613 cm (the length of the threads La). One of the balls is discharged. After some time both balls come to rest in equilibrium. What will be the distance b (in cm) between the balls when equilibrium is restored?