Answer to Question #342178 in Electricity and Magnetism for maxi

Question

Two small sphere spaced 20.0 cm apart have equal charge. How many excess electrons must be present on each sphere if the magnitude of the force of repulsion between them is 4.57x10^-21 N?

Answer 1

$F=\frac{kn^2e^2}{r^2},\implies$

$n=\sqrt\frac Fk\cdot\frac re=891.$