State the nature of the electrostatic force between a charge and a charge kept apart.
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Problem
State the nature of the electrostatic force between a +2μC charge and a −5μC charge kept 10cm apart.
(a) Repulsive and along the line joining the charges
(b) No force acts because the charges cancel each other
(c) Attractive and along the line joining the charges
(d) Attractive and perpendicular to the line joining the charges