Coulomb's Law : Force between Two Point-Charges

Author:Kumar Mittal
12th ICSE
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Important Questions on Coulomb's Law : Force between Two Point-Charges

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The mutual electrostatic force of attraction between two small spheres carrying charges +0.4 μC and -0.8 μC in air is 0.2 N. What is the separation between the two spheres?   

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If the distance between two equal point-charges is halved and their individual charges are doubled, what would happen to the force between them?

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Explain the statement ‘Relative permittivity of water is 81’.   

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Is there any lower limit of electric force between two charges 1 m apart in vacuum?

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A charge q is divided into two parts such that they repel each other with a maximum force when placed at a certain distance apart. How has the charge been divided?

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How does the force between two point-charges change, if the dielectric constant of the medium in which they are kept, increases?

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An attracting-force of 5N is acting between two charges of +2μC and -2μC placed at some distance apart. If the charges are mutually touched and placed again at the same distance, what will be the new force between them?

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The force of attraction between two point-charges at a distance r apart is F. What should be the distance apart in the same medium so that the force becomes F/3? What if force becomes 3F?

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If the distance between two equal point-charges is doubled and their individual charges are also doubled, what would happen to the force between them?

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A,B and C are three charged bodies. If A and B repel each other and A attracts C, what is the nature of the force between B and C?

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Define 'dielectric constant' of a medium in terms of force between electric charges.

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Write the relation between relative permittivity εr and the absolute permittivity ε of a dielectric medium.

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State the unit of electric permittivity in terms of SI units.

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Two conducting spheres A and B of the same size are situated at some distance apart. Each has a charge of +q Coulomb and they repel each other with a force of 10-5 N. A third conducting uncharged sphere C of same size is first touched with A and then with B and then placed exactly between A and B. Calculate the resultant force on C.

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Two similarly and equally charged identical metal spheres A and B repel each other with a force of 2.0×10-5 N. A third identical, uncharged sphere C is touched with A and then placed at the mid-point between A and B. What is net electric force on C?

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Two identical metallic balls A and B have charges +40 and -10 μC respectively. The distance between them is 2.0 m. What is the magnitude and type of force acting between them? They are touched to each other and again separated by a distance of 2.0 m from each other. Calculate the new force between them. What will be the force if one ball is connected to earth?

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Two point-charges of+2 μC  and +6μC, repel each other with a force of 12 N. If each is given an additional charge of-4 μC , then what will be the new force?

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The distance between two negatively-charged dust particles is 1 mm and they repel each other with a force of 4.0×10-5 N. If the charge on one particle is  4 times that of the other, then find out the number of electrons charging them separately. The charge on electron is 5/3×10-19 C.