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A –5 μC charge is placed 2 mm from a +3 μC charge. Find the force between the two charges?

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Answer:

-33750 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Use coulomb's law:
(k(q1)(q2))/(r^(2) ) = ((9x10^(9))(-5x10^(-6))(3x10^(-6)))/(0.002^(2) ) = -33750 N

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