Miss Sire Jeva Poncardas Name Junna May Arado

Physical Science II
Coulombs Law Date December 17, 2018 Period

Coulombs Law “Conceptual” Worksheet

F = K q 1q 2 1 coulomb (C) = 6.25 X 1018 electrons
2
d
-19 9 2 2
Elementary charge = 1.60 X 10 C K= 9.0 X 10 N • m /C
1. If the distance between two charges is doubled, what will happen the
force between the charges?
𝐾𝑞1 𝑞2 1 𝐾𝑞1 𝑞2 1
F = (2𝑑) 2 = 4 (𝑑)2 = 4F

The force is decreasing by 4 times.

2. If the distance between two charges is tripled, what will happen the
force between the charges?
𝐾𝑞1 𝑞2 1 𝐾𝑞1 𝑞2 1
F = (3𝑑) 2 = 9 𝑑2 = 9F

The force is decreasing by 9 times.

3. If the distance between two charges is quadrupled, what will happen

the force between the charges?
𝐾𝑞 𝑞 1 𝐾𝑞1 𝑞2 1
F = 1 22 = 2 = F
(4𝑑) 16 (𝑑) 16

The force is decreasing by 16 times.

4. If the distance between two charges is halved, what will happen the
force between the charges?
𝐾𝑞 𝑞 𝐾𝑞 𝑞
F = 1 1 22 = 4 (𝑑)1 22 = 4F
(2𝑑)

The force is increasing 4 times.

5. If the charge on q1 is doubled, what will happen to the force between

the two charges?
𝐾2𝑞 𝑞 𝐾𝑞 𝑞
F = (𝑑)12 2 = 2 (𝑑)1 22 = 2F
 The force is increasing 2 times.

6. If the charge on q2 is doubled, what will happen to the force between

the two charges?
𝐾𝑞 2𝑞 𝐾𝑞 𝑞
F = 1 2 2 = 2 1 22 = 2F
(𝑑) (𝑑)

The force is increasing 2 times.

7. If the charges on q1 and on q2 are doubled, what will happen to the

force between the two charges?
𝐾2𝑞 2𝑞 𝐾𝑞 𝑞
F = (𝑑)1 2 2 = 4 (𝑑)1 22 = 4F
Miss Sire Jeva Poncardas Name Junna May Arado
Physical Science II
Coulombs Law Date December 17, 2018 Period

Coulombs Law Worksheet

F = K q1q2 1 coulomb (C) = 6.25 X 1018 electrons
2
d
-19
Elementary charge = 1.60 X 10 C
9 2 2
K= 9.0 X 10 N • m /C

1. How many excess electrons are on a ball with a charge of –4.00 X 10-17 C?

2. A strong lightning bolt transfers about 25 C to earth. How many electrons

are transferred?
 3. A distance of 15 cm separates a positive and negative charge,
each of magnitude 1.5 X 10-5 C. Find the force on each of the
particles.

4. How far apart are two electrons if they exert a force of repulsion of 1.0
N on each other?