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Lesson 5 - Coulomb's Law Worksheet

This document contains a worksheet with practice problems about Coulomb's Law. It provides the elementary charge and electrostatic constant as known variables. It then asks the student to calculate the electrostatic force between two protons separated by 1.0 x 10-6 meters, describe the force between two charged metal spheres separated by 3.0 meters, and calculate the force between two identical charged metal spheres separated by 3.2 x 10-19 meters. The student is asked to show their work and identify units for each problem.

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Lesson 5 - Coulomb's Law Worksheet

This document contains a worksheet with practice problems about Coulomb's Law. It provides the elementary charge and electrostatic constant as known variables. It then asks the student to calculate the electrostatic force between two protons separated by 1.0 x 10-6 meters, describe the force between two charged metal spheres separated by 3.0 meters, and calculate the force between two identical charged metal spheres separated by 3.2 x 10-19 meters. The student is asked to show their work and identify units for each problem.

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Lesson 5: Coulomb's Law Worksheet

Please show all work, equations, substitutions, units, and list of known variables.

1 elementary charge e −19


1.60 x 10 C

Electrostatic constant k 9 N ·m 2
8.99 x 10 C2

Practice Problem 5.1

What is the approximate electrostatic force between two protons separated by a distance of

1.0 x 10 −6 meters?

a) 2.3 x 10 −16 N and repulsive


b) 2.3 x 10 −16 N and attractive
c) 9.0 x 10 21 N and repulsive
d) 9.0 x 10 21 N and attractive

Practice Problem 5.2

The diagram below shows two metal spheres suspended by strings and separated by a distance
of 3.0 meters. The charge on sphere ​A i​ s + 5.0 x 10 −4 C and the charge on sphere ​B is
+ 3.0 x 10 −5 C . Which statement best describes the electrostatic force between the spheres?

a) It has a magnitude of 15 N and is repulsive


b) It has a magnitude of 45 N and is repulsive
c) It has a magnitude of 15 N and is attractive
d) It has a magnitude of 45 N and is attractive
Practice Problem 5.3

Two small identical metal spheres, ​A ​and ​B, ​on insulated stands, are each given a charge of
+ 2.0 x 10 −6 C . The distance between the spheres is + 3.2 x 10 −19 meters. Calculate the
magnitude of the electrostatic force that the charge on sphere ​A ​exerts on the charge on sphere
B.

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