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Grade 1010 grade science

The ratio of forces between two small spheres with constant charge in air to that in a medium of dielectric constant K?

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9 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Force due to charge in air = > q1q2/(4*pi*e)r^2 = F1
Force due to charge in di – electric medium = F2
or
F2 = q1q2/(4*pi**e*K)r^2
where K is the dielectric constant.
Dividing the forces we get,
F1/ F2 = K
 
Profile image of ankit singh
5 Years ago
 
Force due to charge in air = > q1q2/(4*pi*e)r^2 = F1
Force due to charge in di – electric medium = F2
or
F2 = q1q2/(4*pi**e*K)r^2
where K is the dielectric constant.
Dividing the forces we get,
F1/ F2 = K