In a thundercloud there may be an electric charge of 24 C near the top of the cloud and −24 C near the bottom of the cloud. If these charges are separated by about 2 km, what is the magnitude of the electric force between these two sets of charges? The value of the electric force constant is 8.98755 × 109 N · m2 /C 2 .

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Answer:

Electric force, [tex]F=1.29\times 10^6\ N[/tex]

Explanation:

Given that,

Charge 1, [tex]q_1=24\ C[/tex]

Charge 2, [tex]q_2=-24\ C[/tex]

Distance between charges, d = 2 km

The electric force is given by :

[tex]F=k\dfrac{q_1q_2}{d^2}[/tex]

k is the electrostatic constant

[tex]F=8.98755\times 10^9\times \dfrac{(24)^2}{(2\times 10^3)^2}[/tex]

F = 1294207.2 N

or

[tex]F=1.29\times 10^6\ N[/tex]

Hence, this is the required solution.