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What is the dissimilarity in electric and gravitational forces?

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Electric force can be attractive as well as repulsive. But gravitational force can only be attractive.
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  2. What is the similarity between electric and gravitational forces?

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  3. What is the dissimilarity in electric and gravitational forces?

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  8. Two lines of force in an electric field never intersect each other. Wh...

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  9. Electric lines can apply lateral force on each other. Why?

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  10. In electrostatic condition electric lines of force become perpendicula...

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  11. The electric lines of force do not passes through

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  12. What is electrostatic shielding?

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  13. Assertion : Half of the ring is uniformly positively charged and other...

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  14. What is dielectric constant for an insulating medium?

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  15. Is it possible for a metal sphere of radius 1 cm to hold a charge of 1...

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  16. It is difficult to perform electrostatic experiment on a humid day. Wh...

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  17. A positively charged thin metal ring of radius R is fixed in the xy pl...

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  18. What is electric dipole?Why do we assume the electric dipole to be sma...

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  19. What kind of symmetry is there in electric field of electric dipole?

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