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Coulomb's Law

Force between two point charges

DC Circuits

Source Details

Id

elec-coulomb

Name

Coulomb's Law

Discipline

electrical

Category

DC Circuits

Latex

F = k_e \frac{q_1 q_2}{r^2}

Description

Force between two point charges

Variables
[
  {
    "symbol": "F",
    "name": "Force",
    "unit": "N",
    "siUnit": "N"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "kₑ",
    "name": "Coulomb Constant",
    "unit": "N·m²/C²",
    "siUnit": "N·m²/C²"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "q₁",
    "name": "Charge 1",
    "unit": "C",
    "siUnit": "C"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "q₂",
    "name": "Charge 2",
    "unit": "C",
    "siUnit": "C"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "r",
    "name": "Distance",
    "unit": "m",
    "siUnit": "m"
  }
]
Solve For

F, q₁, q₂, r

Tags

coulomb, charge, force, electric

Is Custom

false