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Activity No.2
Solve the following with Given and diagram, Required, solution and answer
Given and diagram- 2 points
Required- 1 point
Solution and answer – 7 points

1. A charge of 5.67 x 10-18 C is placed 3.5 x 10-6 m away from another charge of – 3.79 x 10 -19 C. What is the
force of attraction between them?

GIVEN: SOLUTION:
q 1=5.67 x 10 −18
q 2=¿– 9 x 109 ( 5.67 x 10−18 ) (– 3.79 x 10−19) 5.67 x – 3.79 x
F e=
3.79 x 10-19 C ¿¿ 10-18 C 10-19 C
q q
r 2= 3.5 x 10-6 m
k = 9 x 109
F e =1.934037 x 10−26 ¿ ¿ 1 2
¿¿
F e=?
FORMULA: F e =−1.58 x 10−15 r
k q1 q2 ANSWER: 3.5 x
F e= 10-6
r2 F e =−1.58 x 10−15 m?

2. What is the magnitude of electrical force of attraction between an iron nucleus (26 protons) and its
innermost electron if the distance between them is 1.0 x 10 -12 m?

GIVEN: SOLUTION:
−19
+¿ (1.6 x10 )=4.16 x 10−18 ¿
q 1=26 9 x 109 ( 4.16 x 10−18) (−1.6 x 10−19 )
F e=
q 2=1−¿ ¿ ( 1.6 x 10−19 ) = ¿¿ q q
1 2
−1.6 x 10−19 −5.9904 x 10−26
F e=
r 2= 1.0 x 10-12 m ¿¿
k = 9 x 109 r
Fe = ? F e =−5.99 x 10−3 N
ANSWER: 1.0 x
FORMULA: 10-12
F e =−5.99 x 10−3 N
k q1 q2 m?
F e=
r2
3. Two groups of three protons each are located at two of the opposite corners of a square with 10 cm sides.
Calculate the force between them.

GIVEN: SOLUTION:
−19
+¿ ( 1.6 x10 )=4.8x 10−19 ¿
q 1=3 9 x 109 ( 4.8 x 10−19) ( 4.8 x 10−19 )
F e=
q 2=3+¿¿ ( 1.6 x 10−19 ) = ¿¿
q q
4. 8 x 10−19 2.0736 x 10 −27 1 2
F e=
r 2= 10 cm + 1 cm/corner = ¿¿
0.14 m r
k = 9 x 109 F =1.06 x 10−25 N
e ?
ANSWER:
F =?
e
FORMULA: F e =1.06 x 10−25 N
k q1 q2
F e=
r2
4. How far apart must two electrons be if the force between them is 1.0 x 10 -12 N?
 GIVEN: SOLUTION:
−19
q 1=1.6 x 10 9 x 10 9 (1.6 x 10−19 )(1.6 x 10−19 )
q 2=1.6 x 10
k = 9 x 109
−19 2
r =?
r=
√ 1.0 x 10−12 q
1
1.0 x 10 -12 N
q
2
F e = 1.0 x 10 -12 N r =√2.304 x 10 −16

FORMULA:
r =1.52 x 10−8 r
ANSWER: ?
k q1q2 r =1.52 x 10−8
r=
√ Fe

5. A force of 3.24 x 10 -10 N exists between a +18 charge and another mystery particle. The ions are 2.53 x 10 -8
m apart. What is the charge of the mystery particle?

GIVEN: SOLUTION:
q 1=3.24 x 10−10 ¿ ¿
−19
+¿(1.6x 10
q 1=? q 2=18 )¿
3.24 x 10 -10
= 2.88 x 10−18 −25
qN q
2.07 x 10 1 2
r
2
= 2.53 x 10 -8 m q 1=
2.59 x 10−8
k = 9 x 109
F r
q 1=7.99 x 10−18 / 1.6 x 10−19
-10
e = 3.24 x 10
FORMULA: N
?
Fe r 2 q 1=50+¿¿
q 1=
k q2 ANSWER:
q 1=50+¿¿

6. Two small balls of masses 50 mg each are suspended from the same point by a strings 10 cm long.
The strings are given similar charges of equal amounts until the strings make 60 0 from each other
due to repulsion. What is the magnitude of the charge of each ball?