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According to the Coulombs second law,
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1. F is the repulsion or attraction force between two charged bodies.
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2. Q1 and Q2 are the electrical charged of the bodies.
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3. d is distance between the two charged particles.
Fourier Series and Fourier Transf 4. k is a constant that depends on the medium in which charged bodies are presented. In S.I.
Trigonometric Fourier Series system, as well as M.K.S.A. system k=1/4. Hence, the above equation becomes.
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increase the charge of one body keeping other unchanged, the attraction force is obviously
Resistor increased. Similarly if we increase the charge of second body keeping first one unchanged, the
Varistor attraction force between them is again increased. Hence, force between the charge bodies is
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force acting on them is inversely proportional to d2.
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Voltage to Current Converter 3. It is difficult to apply the Coulombs law when the charges are in arbitrary shape. Hence, we
cannot determine the value of distance d between the charges when they are in arbitrary
shape.
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