Question

Two objects are electrically charged. The net charge on one object is doubled. Therefore, the electric force _____.

Answer 1

If net charge on one object is doubled, then electric force will also get double. It is because they are directly proportional to each other.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

The electric force gets doubled.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Coulomb's law the force acting on charged bodies is directly proportional to the product of charges and inversely proportional to the square of distance between them.

Mathematically, it can be written as :

`F=k(q_1q_2)/(r^2)`

Where

r is the distance between the charges

In this question, it is given that the net charge on one object is doubled. As we can see from Coulomb's law, the electric force (F') gets doubled.

i.e.
`F'=2* k(q_1q_2)/(r^2)`

F' =2 F

Hence, this is the required solution.