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PHY 102 Coulomb's law and Electric Fields Objective Question
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According to Coulomb's Law, what happens when two point charges with the same sign are a distance r apart in vacuum?
Options
A They attract each other.
B They repel each other.
Correct Answer
C They exert no force on each other.
D The force between them is negligible.
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The document states on page 1, under 'Coulomb's Law': 'If q. and q. have the same sign, the two charges repel each other; if they have opposite signs, they attract each other.'

Hint

Recall the fundamental principle of electrostatic interactions between like charges.

Question Info

Course: PHY 102
Topic: Coulomb's law and Electric Fields
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 830 of 1819
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