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I am a bit confused about what the difference is between the two? To give some specific context where it has thrown me off, say if I were to define a charge with a vector r and compared that to a unit vector r hat, what exactly is the difference between what each of those tells me?
I have also seen it used for gravitational forces too, but I had never used the vector formula for it, so I don't know what that would tell me? It is odd to me because each of the formulas have an extra r in the denominator than the formula I was so used to using in Physics I for gravitational forces.
I have also seen it used for gravitational forces too, but I had never used the vector formula for it, so I don't know what that would tell me? It is odd to me because each of the formulas have an extra r in the denominator than the formula I was so used to using in Physics I for gravitational forces.