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30 September, 23:33

How can you tell if the force is attractive or repulsive in electrostatics?

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  1. 1 October, 01:28
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    The electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion is can be found as follows,

    let us consider 2 bodies in gravitational field of earth. Let the distance between those two bodies is equal to r meters. The charge on the first body is Q1 and charge on second body is Q2.

    By columbs force, F α Q1*Q2



    F=k Q1*Q2 where k-gravitational constant.



    Ask me, if you have any doubt regarding this.
  2. 1 October, 03:21
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    If charges have same sign force is repulsive

    If charges have different signs force is attractive
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