Two charges 6 × 10-8 coulombs and 3 × 10-5 coulombs are located 20 cm apart in a vacuum. If these charges are separated by the same distance in kerosene having a relative permittivity of 2, then the ratio of the force of interaction between them in kerosene to the forces in a vacuum is:

Two charges 6 × 10-8 coulombs and 3 × 10-5 coulombs are located 20 c

1.	Two charges 6 × 10-8 coulombs and 3 × 10-5 coulombs are located 20 cm apart in a vacuum. If these charges are separated by the same distance in kerosene having a relative permittivity of 2, then the ratio of the force of interaction between them in kerosene to the forces in a vacuum is:
A.	0.81
B.	1.62
C.	0.41
D.	0.5
Answer» E.