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Two identical charges are placed 1 m apart. If the distance is reduced to 0.5 m, how does the force between them change? (2022)

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Two identical charges are placed 1 m apart. If the distance is reduced to 0.5 m, how does the force between them change? (2022)
  1. It doubles
  2. It remains the same
  3. It quadruples
  4. It halves

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Q: Two identical charges are placed 1 m apart. If the distance is reduced to 0.5 m, how does the force between them change? (2022)
Solution: According to Coulomb's law, F ∝ 1/r². Reducing the distance to half increases the force by a factor of 4.
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