Coulomb force: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	electrostatic force • Coulomb interaction • electric force

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potential energy as a function of elongation of a fissioning nucleus

A graph with x and y axes shows two points labeled Q1 and Q2 representing electric charges. A dashed line labeled r connects the charges, with arrows indicating the electric force F acting on Q1 and negative F acting on Q2.

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Topics

Coulomb barrier Coulomb’s law electromagnetism electric charge electromagnetic radiation magnetic force charge conservation electromagnetic field space charge

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Key People

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

French physicist

Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.

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