Two charged objects separated by some distance attract each other. If the charges on both objects are tripled with no change in distance between them, what happens to the magnitude of the force between the objects? A. The force between them increases by a factor of 9. B. The force between them decreases by a factor of 9. C. The force between them also is tripled. D. The force between them is reduced by 1/3. E. The force between the remains unchanged.

Two charged objects separated by some distance attract each other. If the charges on both objects are tripled with no change in distance between them, what happens to the magnitude of the force between the objects? A. The force between them increases by a factor of 9. B. The force between them decreases by a factor of 9. C. The force between them also is tripled. D. The force between them is reduced by 1/3. E. The force between the remains unchanged.

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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