Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Electric force between point charges

Electric force between point charges — practice question

(a(i))[1]

State Coulomb’s law describing the force between two point charges.

(a(ii))[3]

Two point charges lie in a vacuum and are separated by a distance $R$. The force between the charges is $F_C$. On Fig. 5.1, sketch a graph to show how the force $F$ between the charges changes with separation $x$ for values of $x$ from $x = R$ to $x = 4R$.

(b)

Coils C and D are placed close to each other, as shown in Fig. 5.2.

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This 4-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Force is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to separation squared

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