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Grade 12Electrostatics

A force f acts between sodium and chlorine ions of salt when put 1 cm apart in air the permitivity of air and dielectric constanat of water are absilence o and K respectively when a piece of salt is put in water electrical force acting between sodium and chlorine ions 1cm apart is

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16 Years agoGrade 12
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16 Years ago

In any dielectric medium the electric field & so force reduce by the factor of 1/K(K=dielectric constant) as in air/vaccum.

So in the above problem asked force=f/K

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