diff --git a/physics/coulombs_law.py b/physics/coulombs_law.py new file mode 100644 index 00000000..252e8ec0 --- /dev/null +++ b/physics/coulombs_law.py @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +""" +Coulomb's law states that the magnitude of the electrostatic force of attraction +or repulsion between two point charges is directly proportional to the product +of the magnitudes of charges and inversely proportional to the square of the +distance between them. + +F = k * q1 * q2 / r^2 + +k is Coulomb's constant and equals 1/(4π*ε0) +q1 is charge of first body (C) +q2 is charge of second body (C) +r is distance between two charged bodies (m) + +Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulomb%27s_law +""" + + +def coulombs_law(q1: float, q2: float, radius: float) -> float: + """ + Calculate the electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion + between two point charges + + >>> coulombs_law(15.5, 20, 15) + 12382849136.06 + >>> coulombs_law(1, 15, 5) + 5392531075.38 + >>> coulombs_law(20, -50, 15) + -39944674632.44 + >>> coulombs_law(-5, -8, 10) + 3595020716.92 + >>> coulombs_law(50, 100, 50) + 17975103584.6 + """ + if radius <= 0: + raise ValueError("The radius is always a positive non zero integer") + return round(((8.9875517923 * 10**9) * q1 * q2) / (radius**2), 2) + + +if __name__ == "__main__": + import doctest + + doctest.testmod()