A charge of #-2 C# is at #(6 , -5 )# and a charge of #-3 C# is at #(3, 5 ) #. If both coordinates are in meters, what is the force between the charges?
1 Answer
Explanation:
The distance formula for Cartesian coordinates is
Where
Let
Hence the distance between the two charges is
The electrostatic force between two charges is given by
Where
and its value is
magnitudes of the charges and
Here
Since the force is positive therefore the force is repullsive.