Question

two charged objects are a certain distance apart. what happens to the force between them if the distance is made a third of what it was?​

Answer 1

Force increases nine times its initial value

Step-by-step explanation:

For charges, charged bodies very small compared to the distance
`r` that separates them, Coulomb discovered that the electric force is proportional to
`(1)/(r^(2))`

So, if the distance is made a third of what it was, the force will be increased nine times its initial value