Two uniformly charged spheres are firmly fastened to andelectrically insulated from frictionless pucks on an airtable. The charge on sphere 2 is three

Rui Baldwin

Rui Baldwin

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2021-05-06

Two uniformly charged spheres are firmly fastened to andelectrically insulated from frictionless pucks on an airtable. The charge on sphere 2 is three times the charge onsphere 1. Draw the force diagram that correctly showsthe magnitude and direction of the electrostatic forces. Explain your reasoning.

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Alannej

Alannej

Skilled2021-05-08Added 104 answers


Let "R" be distance between Sphere centers. Then vector Force "F1" on Sphere #1 is equal & opposite to vector Force "F2" on Sphere #2:
F1=F2
The Spheres REPEL each otherbecause they each contain the SAME-SIGN charge. Thus, using Coulombs

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