IB Physics HL D 2 2 Coulombs Law Questions

Practise IB Physics HL D.2.2 by solving Coulomb-force, electron-orbit, multi-charge and conducting-sphere problems.

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Solve Coulomb-force magnitude and direction for multiple point charges.
Relate electrostatic force to circular electron motion and charge distributions.
Analyse charge sharing, symmetry and resultant force in conducting or multi-particle systems.

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This question is in two parts. Part 1 is about photoelectricity. Part 2 is about electrical and magnetic force fields.
Part 1 Photoelectricity

The diagram shows two isolated electrons, X and Y , initially at rest in a vacuum. The initial separation of the electrons is 5.0 mm . The electrons subsequently move apart in the directions shown.

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Show that the initial electric force acting on each electron due to the other electron is approximately $9 \times 10^{-24} \mathrm{~N}$ .

(c) (i) use of $F=\frac{\left(1.60 \times 10^{-19}\right)^{2}}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}\left(5.0 \times 10^{-3}\right)^{2}}$ or $F=\frac{\left(1.60 \times 10^{-19}\right)^{2}}{\left(5.0 \times 10^{-3}\right)^{2}} \times 8.99 \times 10^{9}$ ;
$9.2 \times 10^{-24} \mathrm{~N} ;$

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