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The Coulomb's law of electric force between two charged bodies is

A

proportional to the sum of the charges

B

inversely proportional to the distance between charges

C

proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance

D

proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of distance.

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  • The force between two charged bodies is called

    A
    muscular force
    B
    gravitational force
    C
    magnetic force
    D
    electrostatic force

  • According to Coulomb's law, the electrostatic force between two charges is

    A
    inversely proportional to the product of the charges
    B
    inversely proportional to the square of the distance between
    C
    directly proportional to the cube of the distance between charges
    D
    none of these

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    A
    inversely proportional to the product of the charges
    B
    inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the charges
    C
    directly proportional to the cube of the distance between charges
    D
    none of these

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