Physics-(general)

NEET Physics (general) MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-fact-Hard-Class 12

What did Coulomb find about the force between two point charges?

A

It varies inversely as the square of the distance between them.

B

It varies directly with the distance between them.

C

It is independent of the magnitude of the charges.

D

It varies inversely with the distance between them.

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Coulomb measured the force between two point charges and found that it varied inversely as the square of the distance between the charges and was directly proportional to the product of the magnitude of the two charges.

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