Whether the statement ‘the force between two charges of opposite sign is attractive’ is true or false.
Answer to Problem 1RQ
True.
Explanation of Solution
According to electrostatics, there are two kinds of electrical charges exist in the physical world. One is positive charge and other is negative charge. There exists electrostatic force between any two charges. This force is called the coulombic force and it is either repulsive or attractive in nature.
In the physical world, it is observed that the like charges repel one another and unlike charges attract one another. In detail, if two positive charges or two negative charges are brought near they will repel each other. However if a positive charge and a negative charge is brought near they will attract each other. This process takes place in order to keep the system to have lowest potential energy state which is stable.
Conclusion:
Thus, the statement ‘the force between two charges of opposite sign is attractive’ is true.
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