The electric force between two object is directly proportional to the net charge on each object and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. So, the answer is: The electrical force is directly proportional to the charge.
Answer:
It is directly proportional to the charge
Explanation:
The magnitude of the electrical force on a charge is given by:
[tex]F=qE[/tex]
where
q is the magnitude of the charge
E is the magnitude of the electric field acting on the charge
From the formula, we see that F (the force) is directly proportional to q /the magnitude of the charge), so the correct answer is
It is directly proportional to the charge
We can also add something about the direction of the force:
- when the charge is positive, the force has positive sign, which means that its direction is the same as the direction of the electric field (repulsive force)
- when the charge is negative, the force has negative sign, which means that its direction is opposite to the direction of the electric field (attractive force)
