Two identical positive point charges are placed apart in air
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Problem
Two identical positive point charges are placed 0.50m apart in air. If the region between them is completely filled with a dielectric of relative permittivity εr=5, how does the magnitude of the force between them change?
(a) It becomes 5 times larger than before.
(b) It becomes 5 times smaller than before.
(c) It becomes 5 times smaller than before.
(d) It remains unchanged.