Answer:
[tex]\large \boxed{42\, \mu \text{C}}$[/tex]
Explanation:
The formula for the force exerted between two charges is
[tex]F=k \dfrac{ q_1q_2}{r^2}[/tex]
where k is the Coulomb constant.
The charges are identical, so we can write the formula as
[tex]F=k\dfrac{q^{2}}{r^2}[/tex]
[tex]\begin{array}{rcl}\text{4.0 N}& = & 8.988 \times 10^{9}\text{ N$\cdot$m$^{2}$C$^{-2}$} \times \dfrac{q^{2}}{\text{(2.0 m)}^{2}}\\\\4.0 & = & 2.25 \times 10^{9}\text{ C$^{-2}$} \times q^{2}\\\\q^{2} & = & \dfrac{4.0}{2.25 \times 10^{9}\text{ C$^{-2}$}}\\\\& = & 1.78 \times 10^{-9} \text{ C}^{2}\\q & = & 4.2 \times 10^{-5} \text{ C}\\& = & 42\, \mu \text{C}\\\end{array}\\\text{Each charge has a value of $\large \boxed{\mathbf{42\, \mu }\textbf{C}}$}[/tex]
