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1. Electric Charges and Fields
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Two point charges placed at a certain distance $r$ in air exert a force $F$ on each other. Then the distance $r'$ at which these charges will exert the same force in a medium of dielectric constant $k$ is given by
A
$r$
B
$r/k$
C
$r/\sqrt k $
D
$r\sqrt k $
Solution
(c) $F = F'$ or $\frac{{{Q_1}{Q_2}}}{{4\pi {\varepsilon _0}{r^2}}} = \frac{{{Q_1}{Q_2}}}{{4\pi {\varepsilon _0}r{'^2}K}} \Rightarrow r' = \frac{r}{{\sqrt K }}$
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