A negative charge of -6.0*10^-6 C exerts an attractive force of 65N on a second charge .050 m away. What is the magnitude of the second charge?
Coulomb's law says (1/4*pi*eps)*q*Q/r^2=F where eps is the permittivity of free space (8.854*10^-12 farad/m) q is the charge on one source, Q is the charge on the other, r is the distance between them and F is the force. This gives (1/4*pi*8.854*10^-12)(-6*10^-6)*Q/0.05^2=65
Q=65×0.052×4×π×8.854×10(−12)−(6×10−6)=Q=−0.0000030133633134Coulombs or about -3*10-6C