Two identical positive charges exert a repulsive force of 6.2 × 10−9 n when separated by a distance 3.7 × 10−10 m. calculate the charge of each. the coulomb constant is 8.98755 × 109 n · m2 /c 2 . answer in units of c.

The electrostatic force between two charges is given by

where
k is the Coulomb's constant
q1 and q2 are the two charges
r is their separation

In this problem, the two charges are identical, so we can call them q1=q2=q, and the formula becomes


Since we know the magnitude of the force and the separation between the two charges, we can re-arrange the equation to find the value of each charge:

Cis the

Iwannasay c is the most accurate