alleryStart learning →The force between two charges placed in water (relative permittivity 80) compared with vacuum is
A1/160 of it
B80 times more
Cthe same
D1/80 of it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 1/80 of it
A medium divides the force by its relative permittivity, so in water it is one eightieth.
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