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Title Coulomb Law Remote Lab
Description This lab is designed for students remotely learning. Learning Goals: Students will be able to Determine what makes a force attractive or repulsive Explain Newton's third law for electrostatic forces Relate the electrostatic force magnitude to the charges and the distance between them Use measurements to determine Coulomb’s constant
Subject Physics
Level High School, Undergrad - Intro
Type Lab, Remote Learning
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords Coulomb's Law, Electric Force, Electrostatics, Force Pairs
Simulation(s) Coulomb's Law (HTML5)


Author(s) Trish Loeblein
School / Organization PhET
Date submitted 20/04/24
Date updated 20/04/24