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Can two similarly charged bodies attract each other?

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Yes, when the charge on one body `(q_1)` is much greater than that on the other `(q_2)` and they are close enough to each other so that force of attraction between `q_1` and induced charge on the other exceeds the force of repulsion between `q_1 and q_2`. However, two similar point charges can never attraction each other because no induction will take place here.
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