Electric force of repulsion between two electrons at a distance of 1m is?
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This is an interesting question because it is off the beaten path.
The answer below is highly hypothetical because it is based on the force being constant. The time lapse of one second, relatively speaking, is extremely “long” for the answer to be realistic. Nonetheless, here is one solution:
Use the Coulomb Force of repulsion to calculate the force: → F = 2.3 E - 24 N
Calculate the acceleration of each electron: → a = F / m = 2.53 E 6 m/s/s
In one second, each electron would travel: → 1.3 E 6 meters! Like I said, this is highly unrealistic. Chances are both electrons would have collided with other particles in the interim. Perhaps you may be interested in the solution for one microsecond instead of one second. Even then, the distance would be unrealistic. The next lower time frame would be a nanosecond. In that span of time, each electrons would have covered be 1.3 E - 3 meters (1.3 millimeters), a far more reasonable distance.