SOLUTION: Two spheres have identical charges and are 0.75 m apart. The force between them is 0.30 N. What is the magnitude of the charge on each sphere?

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Question 1013599: Two spheres have identical charges and are 0.75 m apart. The force between them is 0.30 N. What is the magnitude of the charge on each sphere?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Coulomb's Law applies here:
F+=+kq%5B1%5Dq%5B2%5D%2Fd%5E2
Here the charges are identical, call them q and solve giving us

and
q = 4.33 x 10^-6 C