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Two charges in air experience a force of 20 N. If the space between them is filled with a medium of dielectric constant K = 4, the new force will be |
20 N 5 N 4 N 2 N |
5 N |
The correct answer is option (2) : 5 N We know, $K =\frac{ε}{ε_0}$ and in case of medium, $F'=\frac{1}{4\pi ε}\left(\frac{Q_1Q_2}{r^2}\right), ε=Kε_0$ $⇒F'=\frac{1}{4\pi Kε_0}\left(\frac{Q_1Q_2}{r^2}\right)⇒F'=\frac{F}{4}=\frac{20}{4}=5\, N$ |