Question

Imagine two like charges in close contact. If one of the charges becomes oppositely charged, what happens to the electrostatic force?

a
The force increase
b
The force becomes repulsive
c
The force becomes attractive
d
The force decreases

Answer 1

When two like charges are in close contact, they repel each other due to the electrostatic force. If one of the charges becomes oppositely charged, the nature of the force between them changes.

The correct answer is:

**c) The force becomes attractive.**

This is because oppositely charged objects attract each other, contrasting with the repulsive force that occurs between like charges.