Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Chapter 21, Problem 12Q
What experimental observations mentioned in the text rule out the possibility that the numerator in Coulomb’s law contains the sum (Q1 + Q2) rather than the product Q1Q2?
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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