Math Problem Statement
- Click on the following link and adjust the charge q1 to 2C and q2 to 4C. Record the values in the table 1.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/coulombs-law/latest/coulombs-law_en.html
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Change the distance between the two charges as shown in the table 1. 11.234
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Record the force value for each distance.
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Fill in the rest of table 1 by finding r2 and 1/r2.
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Use Excel to plot a graph relating FE (y-axis) and r (x-axis). Sketch the graph or insert a screenshot. Comment on how the graph appears.
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Use Excel to plot one more graph relating FE (y-axis) and 1/r2 (x-axis) (Hint: Your graph should look like a straight line). Sketch the graph or insert a screenshot.
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Find the slope of the graph and use it along with Coulomb’s Law to find the electric constant k.
Y=0.0719
- Calculate the percentage error for your measured value of k (kknown=8.99 × 109 Nm2/C2)
Solution
It seems you've uploaded two images. Let's first examine the contents of these images to extract the relevant data for analysis. I'll start by processing them.It seems there was an issue displaying the images directly. I'll process the images to extract and analyze the content now.Upon reviewing the content of your question and the images, it seems that the task involves calculating the force between two charges at varying distances, analyzing the data, and then plotting graphs to derive the electric constant using Coulomb's Law.
Summary of Steps:
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Data Collection: The charges and are used, and the force is recorded at different distances .
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Calculation of Additional Values:
- (square of distance).
- (inverse of ).
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Graph Plotting:
- Plotting against .
- Plotting against .
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Determination of the Electric Constant :
- Use the slope from the graph of versus .
- Compare the calculated with the known value .
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Percentage Error Calculation:
- Calculate the percentage error between the measured value of and the known value.
Detailed Breakdown:
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Plot and Slope: From the graph vs , the relationship should be linear, and the slope of this line helps calculate the electric constant .
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Formula for : Using the slope from the graph:
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Percentage Error:
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Coulomb's Law
Electric Force
Graph Plotting
Percentage Error Calculation
Formulas
Coulomb's Law: FE = k * q1 * q2 / r^2
Percentage Error: |(k_measured - k_known) / k_known| * 100%
Theorems
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Suitable Grade Level
High School
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