Two point charges attract each other with an electric force of magnitude (F). If the charge on one of the particles (Q) is increased to (4Q) and the distance between the particles (d) is reduced to (d/2), what is the resulting magnitude of the electric force between them?

Two point charges attract each other with an electric force of magnitude (F). If the charge on one of the particles (Q) is increased to (4Q) and the distance between the particles (d) is reduced to (d/2), what is the resulting magnitude of the electric force between them?

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Two point charges attract each other with an electric force of magnitude (F). If the charge on one of the particles (Q) is
increased to (4Q) and the distance between the particles (d) is reduced to (d/2), what is the resulting magnitude of the
electric force between them?

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