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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

Two charges of equal magnitude and at distance r exert a force F on each other. If each charge is doubled and the distance between them is halved, then the new force acting on each charge will be

  1. A 4F
  2. B 16F
  3. C 2F
  4. D 12F
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(B) 16F

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\(F = k \frac{q^2}{r^2}\) \(F' = k \frac{(2q)(2q)}{(r/2)^2}\) \(F' = k \frac{4q^2}{r^2/4}\) \(F' = 16 k \frac{q^2}{r^2}\) \(F' = 16F\)