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    Coulomb's law describes the attractive or repulsive force between two electrically charged particles or objects. The magnitude and direction of the force depends on whether the charges are positive or negative, their strength, and their distance. The force is repulsive between like charges and attractive between unlike charges. According to the law, the electrostatic force follows an inverse square relationship to the distance between the charges and is calculated using a specific formula. Coulomb's law is a fundamental part of electromagnetism theory.

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    Coulomb's law describes the attractive or repulsive force between two electrically charged particles or objects. The magnitude and direction of the force depends on whether the charges are positive or negative, their strength, and their distance. The force is repulsive between like charges and attractive between unlike charges. According to the law, the electrostatic force follows an inverse square relationship to the distance between the charges and is calculated using a specific formula. Coulomb's law is a fundamental part of electromagnetism theory.

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    Coulomb's law describes the attractive or repulsive force between two electrically charged particles or objects. The magnitude and direction of the force depends on whether the charges are positive or negative, their strength, and their distance. The force is repulsive between like charges and attractive between unlike charges. According to the law, the electrostatic force follows an inverse square relationship to the distance between the charges and is calculated using a specific formula. Coulomb's law is a fundamental part of electromagnetism theory.

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    Coulombs Law
    An attractive or repulsive force is observed between any pair of electrically charged objects. The magnitude and direction of the force is dependent on whether the charges are positive or negative, the strength of the charge and the position of the two objects. If two objects both have positive charge or negative charge then the force is repulsive and acts on the axis between the two objects, as illustrated in the following diagram.

    If the objects have different charges then the force is attractive.

    Coulombs law is an inverse square law 1; its effect is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the objects. Coulombs law is an essential part of the theory of electromagnetism2. The law states that the force f on a charge Q1 at a position p1 that is caused by the effect of a charge Q2 at a position p2 is given by the formula

    where

    represents the permittivity of the region.

    The full magnitude of the force acts along the axis between the two objects and has the following inverse square form

    where r is the distance between p1 and p2. Follow the footnote link for a video explanation3.

    Inverse Square Law Electromagnetics 3 Coulombs Law


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