electrostatic force Flashcards
what is force directly proportional to?
the charge on each objects
what is force inversely proportional to?
the distance
what happens to the electrostatic force between two charged objects when charge on the objects increases?
force would increase (directly proportional)
what happens to the electrostatic force between two charged objects when distance between the objects increases?
the force would decrease (inversely proportional)
what happens to the electrostatic force between two charged objects when the charge on one object doubles?
the force doubles (direct)
what happens to the electrostatic force between two charged objects when the charge on both objects doubles?
the force quadruples (direct)
what happens to the electrostatic force between two charged objects when the distance between the objects doubles?
the force is quartered (inverse)
what happens to the electrostatic force between two charged objects when the distance between the objects halves?
the force quadruples (inverse)
how does the electrostatic force change as groups increase?
force would increase because the amount of charge gets larger as you go across
how does the electrostatic force change change as the period increases?
the force would decrease because the distance get larger as period increases