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MIT 8.02 Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2002 15 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why coulomb's law is only applicable to stationary charges?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

When charges are in motion they produce both a electric and magnetic field. Coulomb's law can only explain electric field and ignores magnetic field.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for moving charges we have to consider magnetic force along with electric force. We use Lorentz force whenever charge is moving.

OpenStudy (kainui):

What if they are both stationary with respect to the same inertial reference frame? Or does Newton's law not apply here?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then there is only electric force. and we apply coulombs law. or, you can apply lorentz force law where you have to put magnetic field equal to zero.

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