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A charge of +5.0 x 10-6 C is situated 0.2 meters away from another isolated charge of -3.0 x 10-6 C. What is the magnitude of the electric force that these charges exert on each other? Is this a repulsive or attractive force?

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Answer:

since the charges are of different nature it's a attractive force

Step-by-step explanation:

magnitude of force=

9*10^9*5*10^-6*3*10^-6/0.04

= 3.375N answer

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