List the following in order of increasing force of attraction (least attractive

Question

List the following in order of increasing force of attraction (least attractive to most attractive), (a) a +3 charge and a -1 charge, 8.4 times 10^-11 m apart (b) a +1 charge and a-1 charge, 5.0 times 10^-11 m apart (c) an electron in the outer shell of carbon atom (in the ground state), 1.1 times 10^-10 m from the nucleus (d) an electron in the outer shell of an oxygen atom (in the ground state), 9.0 times 10^-11 m from the nucleus (e) an electron in the outer shell of a sulfur atom (in the ground state), 1.5 times 10^-10 m from the nucleus (f) a +3 charge and a -3 charge, 1.2 times 10^-10 m apart

Explanation / Answer

Answer:-
According to Coulumbs law of attraction, the force of attraction between two opposite charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the opposite charges. So the order of force of attraction is given as follows,

(b) < (a) < (c) < (f) < (e) < (d)

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