A 3-nC charge and a 1-nC charge are spaced a distance of 1 cm from
each other. Because of this, the 1-nC charge feels a certain force.
Now if instead we take the same two charges and place them
at a distance of 2 cm from each other, the magnitude of
the force felt by the 1-nC
charge is
- 1/3 of
- 1/9 of
- the same as
- 1/2 of
- 1/4 of
what it was originally.