Question

two charged objects are a certain distance apart. what happens to the force between them if the distance is made a third of what it was?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Force increases nine times its initial value

Explanation:

For charges, charged bodies very small compared to the distance $r$ that separates them, Coulomb discovered that the electric force is proportional to $\frac{1}{r^{2}}$

So, if the distance is made a third of what it was, the force will be increased nine times its initial value