Electrostatic Force

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What is electrostatic force?

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Electrostatic force is the force of attraction or repulsion between charged objects. It is governed by Coulomb's Law.

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What are insulators?

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Insulators are materials that do not allow electric charge to flow freely. Examples include rubber, glass, and plastic.

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What are conductors?

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Conductors are materials that allow electric charge to flow freely. Examples include metals like copper and aluminum.

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What does Coulomb's Law describe?

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Coulomb's Law describes the relationship between the force between two charges, the magnitudes of the charges, and the distance between them.

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What is the formula for Coulomb's Law?

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What is the unit of electrostatic force?

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The unit of electrostatic force is the Newton (N).

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What happens to the electrostatic force if the distance between two charges is doubled?

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If the distance between two charges is doubled, the electrostatic force becomes one-fourth of its original value, according to Coulomb's Law.

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What types of charges attract each other?

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Positive and negative charges attract each other.

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What types of charges repel each other?

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Like charges repel each other; positive repels positive and negative repels negative.

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What is air resistance?

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Air resistance is a force that opposes the motion of an object through the air, affecting how quickly it falls.