Coulomb’s Law Questions

F is the electric force.

K is the coulomb constant. = 8.99 x10^9 Nm²/C²
Q1 and Q1 are the charges
R is the distance between the charges

1. Q1 = +2 x (1.60 x 10^-19) = 3.2 x 10^-19 C

Q2 = +10 x (1.6 x 10^-19) = 1.6 x 10^-18 C
R = 3x10^-9 m => R² = 9x10^-18) m²

F = 5.11 x 10^-10 N

2. Q1 = 1 C
Q2 = 1 C
R = 1 km => 10³m. R² = (10³)² = 10^6 m

F = 8.99 x 10³ N

3. Q1 = 1.6 x10^-19
Q2 = 1.6 x10^-19
R = 10^ -10 => R² = 10^-20 m

F = 2.3 x 10^-8 N
4. Q1 = Q2 = 18e = 2.88 x 10^-18 C
R = (10^-9)m

F = 7.456 x 10^-8 N

5. Q1 = Q2 = ?
F = 4 x 10^-5 N
R = 3cm => 3x10^-2 m

Q1 = Q2 = 4 x 10^-18 C

6. Force of attraction
Q1 = 3x10^-9 C
Q2 = -12 x 10^-9
R = 0.03 m

F = 3.596 x 10^-4 N

Now, if the ball is touched the charges are balanced, and each ball will have the same
amount of charge.
Q1 = Q2 = (3-12)/2 x 10^-9 = -4.5 x 10^-9 C
R = 0.03 m

F = 2.02 x 10^-4 N
7 a)
|Qproton| = |Qelectron| = 1.6 x 10^-19 C
R = 5.3 x 10^-11 m

F = 8.193x10^-8 N

b) Gravitational Force

G = 6.674 x 10^-11 Nm²/Kg²

Mp = 1.6726 x 10^-27 Kg
Me = 9.1 x 10^-31 Kg

F = 3.616 x 10^-47 N

c) The electrical force is 2.26 x 10^39 times larger than the Gravitational Force

8.

Let’ call F1 the force between the charges of +5 and -4.

Let's call F2 the force between the charges of -4 and +2.

9.

Let's call F1 the force between the charges -8 and +2 microcoulombs, and F2 the force
between the charges +3 and -8.
Chapter 3
Question 1
a) D = 1m. g = 1.6m/s²

b) V = gT
V = 1.6 x 1.12 = 1.792 m/s

Question 2

(a) Acceleration of gravity varies according to height and distance from the objects.
The distance between the center of the earth and the skydiver change when the
skydiver fall. So the acceleration will change.
(b)
 When the skydiver opens the parachute, the air in the parachute act like a force of
friction. This force "Fp" is opposed at the gravitational force, and the parachute falls
with velocity constant. This velocity is called terminal velocity, is the same that a
particle falling in a fluid. The fluid, in this case, is the air, and this force is (in first
approx) proportional to the velocity of the particle.

(c)

Question 3

(ai) d = 0.16m, g = 10m/s²

T = 0.18 seconds

(aii) V = gT
V = 10*0.18 = 1.8 m/s

(b) The ball slows down in the fluid, because a force due to fluid friction acts (upwards) on the
ball. The force due to the fluid is greater than the weight of the ball; resistive force is upwards
resistive force decreases. The deceleration decreases, because the force due to fluid friction
decreases, as the balls speed decreases until it is equal (and opposite) to the weight of the
ball,(or the resultant force is zero) gradient of graph gives the acceleration and the ball moves
at terminal velocity.

Question 4

(a)
(bi) v² = u²+2AS
v = 32.
32² = (0)+2x10xS
S = 1024/20 = 52 m

(bii)
D = 52
G = 10
T = 3.22 seconds.

Question 5

Vo = 10m/s.
Ho = 0 m
The a = g = 10 m/s².

H = Ho + VoT + ½aT²
H = 0 + 10T+ 5T²
H = 10T+5T²

V = Vo+aT
V = 10+10T

a) V(1.5) = 10+10(1.5) = 25 m/s²

b) H (1.5) = 10(1.5) + 5(1.5)² = 26.25 m

c) Rise time = Descent time. So, T = 1.5 seconds.