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MIT 8.01 Physics I Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999 20 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

coulomb's law does't work when electrons are moving why is that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

columbs law tell us about forces between two charges.... so I have never read it any where that it does not work at moving electron... in what aspect you are talking? you question is not lucid.... will you please elaborate ?

OpenStudy (mani_jha):

I think that when a charge starts moving, its electric field lines start varying, changing its electrical flux. Always remember that Coulomb's law is only valid for static charges.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because coulomb's law is only for electrostatics not for electrodynamics

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when charles coulomb performed experiments to arrive at his law he used static charges for that.therefore coulomb's law is applicable for electrosatics only. moving charges contitue currents which produce magnetic field which can also vary depending on the speed of the charges,therefore inducing electric field and leading to a lot of complications

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