If the distance between two charges is doubled, the electrostatic force becomes:
Solution
$F \propto 1/r^2$; $r \to 2r \Rightarrow F \to F/4$.
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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Electrostatics · Topic: Coulomb's Law
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