Author Question: Four equal charges are located at the corners of a square of side d. If the magnitude of each charge ... (Read 124 times)

K@ · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

Four equal charges are located at the corners of a square of side d. If the magnitude of each charge is doubled, then what happens to the resultant force on each charge?

A) It is doubled.
B) It is quadrupled.
C) It increases by a factor of 8.
D) It remains the same.
E) None of the other choices is correct.

Question 2

Two charges, Q1 and Q2, are separated by a certain distance R. If the magnitudes of the charges are halved, and their separation is also halved, then what happens to the electrical force between these charges?

A) It increases by a factor of 16.
B) It increases by a factor of 8.
C) It is doubled.
D) It is quadrupled.
E) It remains the same.