Based on: Coulomb's Law Interactive
Noah Formula is comparing
two situations involving
varying quantities of charges
held the same distance
Trial
1
2
Q₁ (C)
-40 x 10-6
-20 x 10-6
Q₂ (C)
400 x 10-6
200 x 10-6
apart. His data are shown in the table at the right. The
most accurate prediction would be that the force in
Trial 1 would be
A. two times greater than the force in Trial 2.
B. four times greater than the force in Trial 2.
C. eight times greater than the force in Trial 2.
D. two times smaller than the force in Trial 2.
E. four times smaller than the force in Trial 2.
F. eight times smaller than the force in Trial 2.
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