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Coulomb's Law definitions

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  • Coulomb's Law
    Describes the force between charged particles, proportional to charge magnitude and inversely proportional to distance.
  • Potential Energy
    Energy between charged particles, directly proportional to charge and inversely proportional to distance.
  • Permittivity Constant
    A constant value of 9.0×10^9 N·m²/C² used in Coulomb's law to calculate force or energy.
  • Charge
    A property of particles, measured in coulombs, that determines the force in Coulomb's law.
  • Distance
    The separation between ion centers, affecting potential energy in Coulomb's law.
  • Ionic Bond
    A bond formed by the attraction between oppositely charged ions, strength related to potential energy.
  • Newton
    The unit of force in the International System of Units, used in Coulomb's law.
  • Meter
    The unit of distance in the International System of Units, used in Coulomb's law.
  • Coulomb
    The unit of electric charge, fundamental to calculations in Coulomb's law.
  • Absolute Charge
    The charge of an ion, typically 1.602×10^-19 C, used in Coulomb's law calculations.