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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The electric field strength E at a distance r from a point charge Q may be written as: E = k Q r² What is the value for k?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[k=8.99 \times 10^{9}N \times m/C ^{2}\]

OpenStudy (stormfire1):

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulomb's_law

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oops a mistake \[k=8.99 \times 10^{9}N \times m ^{2}/C ^{2}\]

OpenStudy (stormfire1):

Well, close enough...who needs units anyway :P

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