Coulomb's Law PhET Simulation: Investigation of How Magnitude (size) of Charge Affects Electrostatic Force Part 2
For this part, we will be adjusting the size of CHARGE 2 ONLY.
Set the distance between the two charges for 4 cm
Set charge 1 for -4 µC
Given the charge values and the distances, determine the electrostatic force between the charged particles and if they are attracted, repelled, or neither.
**If two charges are attracted, their electrostatic force is negative** **If the two charges are repelled, their electrostatic force is positive**
Column A
1.
Trial 1: Force =:
Trial 1: Force =
2.
Trial 2: Force =:
Trial 2: Force =
3.
Trial 3: Force =:
Trial 3: Force =
4.
Trial 4: Force =:
Trial 4: Force =
5.
Trial 1: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?:
Trial 1: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?
6.
Trial 2: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?:
Trial 2: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?
7.
Trial 3: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?:
Trial 3: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?
8.
Trial 4: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?:
Trial 4: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?
Column B
a. - 89.876 N
b. - 719.004 N
c. Repelled
d. - 179.751 N
e. - 359.502 N
f. - 79.889 N
g. Neither
h. - 44.938 N
i. - 269.627 N
j. 44.938 N
k. 79.889 N
l. 179.751 N
m. 89.876 N
n. Attracted
o. 0 N
Column A
1. Trial 1: Force =: - 44.938 N
2. Trial 2: Force =: - 359.502 N
3. Trial 3: Force =: - 719.004 N
4. Trial 4: Force =: - 89.876 N
5. Trial 1: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?: Attracted
6. Trial 2: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?: Attracted
7. Trial 3: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?: Repelled
8. Trial 4: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither?: Attracted
Column B
a. - 89.876 N
b. - 719.004 N
c. Repelled
d. - 179.751 N
e. - 359.502 N
f. - 79.889 N
g. Neither
h. - 44.938 N
i. - 269.627 N
j. 44.938 N
k. 79.889 N
l. 179.751 N
m. 89.876 N
n. Attracted
o. 0 N
Column A
1. Trial 1: Force = -89.876 N
2. Trial 2: Force = -719.004 N
3. Trial 3: Force = -179.751 N
4. Trial 4: Force = -359.502 N
5. Trial 1: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither? - attracted
6. Trial 2: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither? - attracted
7. Trial 3: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither? - attracted
8. Trial 4: Are the two charge ions attracted, repelled, or neither? - attracted
Column B
a. - 89.876 N
b. - 719.004 N
c. Repelled
d. - 179.751 N
e. - 359.502 N
f. - 79.889 N
g. Neither
h. - 44.938 N
i. - 269.627 N
j. 44.938 N
k. 79.889 N
l. 179.751 N
m. 89.876 N
n. Attracted
o. 0 N