A teacher holds two negatively charged balloons apart as shown in the picture. What will happen if the teacher bring together these charged objects? The electrostatic force will decrease in strength and the balloons will repel each other; The electrostatic force will increase in strength and the balloons will repel each other)

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GPT-4o mini · Answer

When the teacher brings the two negatively charged balloons together, the electrostatic force between the balloons will increase in strength due to the decrease in distance between them. Since both balloons have the same negative charge, they will repel each other.

Therefore, the correct statement is: The electrostatic force will increase in strength and the balloons will repel each other.