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PHY 102 Test Compilation PHY 102 20 Objective Question

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Which is/are correct about Coulomb's law? i. For similar charges, force is positive ii. For non-identical charges, the force is negative iii. For similar charges, force is negative iv. For non-identical charges, force is positive
Options
A i & ii
Correct Answer
B ii & iii
C iii & iv
D i, ii, iii & iv
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

By convention, a repulsive force (between like/similar charges) is taken as positive, and an attractive force (between unlike/non-identical charges) is taken as negative. So statements i and ii are correct.

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By convention, a repulsive force (between like/similar charges) is taken as positive, and an attractive force (between unlike/non-identical charges) is taken...

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