Coulomb’s law
Calculate the force between two stationary point charges in vacuum.
symbols, variables and units
F: N; q: C; r: m; ε₀: vacuum dielectric constant (F/m).
applicable conditions and boundaries
Stationary point charge, vacuum; attraction or repulsion is determined by the sign of the charge.
formula source code
The following is a copyable LaTeX expression.
F=\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{\lvert q_1q_2\rvert}{r^2}Reference and Extended Learning
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