Coulomb's Law: Two tiny beads, each of mass 3.2 g, carry equal-magnitude charges. When they are placed 6.4 cm apart and released in outer space, they begin to accelerate toward each other at 538 m/s2. What is the magnitude of the charge on each bead? (k = 1/4??0 = 9.0 × 109 N ? m2/C2)

A. 510 nC
B. 44 nC
C. 1800 nC
D. 890 nC
E. 1300 nC


Answer: D

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