SOLUTION: 1. Boppo the Clown carries two balloons that rub against a circus elephant, causing the balloons to separate by 0.5m and makes one charge of -2.9x10^-5 C and another of -3.2x10^-8

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Question 1013498: 1. Boppo the Clown carries two balloons that rub against a circus elephant, causing the balloons to separate by 0.5m and makes one charge of -2.9x10^-5 C and another of -3.2x10^-8 C of charge. How large is the force between the balloons? Is it positive or negative?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Coulomb's law states that
F+=+kq%5B1%5Dq%5B2%5D%2Fd%5E2
Plugging in we get
F = (8.99 x 10^9)(-2.9 x 10^-5)(-3.2 x 10^-8) / (.5)^2 =
F = .0334 N
This is a repulsive force.