Two spherical objects are separated by a distance of 1.80×10−3&nbsp;m. The objects are initially electrically neutral and are very small compared to the distance between them. Each object acquires the same negative charge due to the addition of electrons. As a result, each object experiences an electrostatic force that has a magnitude of&nbsp;4.55×10−21&nbsp;N. How many electron did? It take to produce the chargeon one of the objects?

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Two spherical objects are separated by a distance of ­1.80×10­−3&amp;nbsp;m. The objects are initially electrically neutral and are very small compared to the distance between them. Each object acquires the same negative charge due to the addition of electrons. As a result, each object experiences an electrostatic force that has a magnitude of&amp;nbsp;4.55×10−21&amp;nbsp;N. How many electron did? It take to produce the chargeon one of the objects?

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The electrostatic force is computed with the formula F=kq1q2r2 Since both objects acquire the same charge, you can view it as F=kq2r2 where you already know F(force) and r (distance between them.) &quot;k&quot; is a constant, 8.99×10 So in this case you can calculate the value of q, the charge on one object. Once you&#039;ve figured out q, just divide it by the fundamental charge, 1.6×10 To calculate the number of electrons on the object. I came up with about 8 electrons.

Two spherical objects are separated by a distance of 1.80\times10^{-3} m. The objects are initially electrically neutral and are very small compared

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