Asked by Sophea

You are holding two negatively charged balloons. What will happen if you bring the balloons close to each other?(1 point)
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The amount of the electrostatic force between the balloons will increase, and they will repel each other.
The amount of the electrostatic force between the balloons will increase, and they will repel each other.

The amount of the electrostatic force between the balloons will decrease, and they will attract each other.
The amount of the electrostatic force between the balloons will decrease, and they will attract each other.

The amount of the electrostatic force between the balloons will increase, and they will attract each other.
The amount of the electrostatic force between the balloons will increase, and they will attract each other.

The amount of the electrostatic force between the balloons will decrease, and they will repel each other.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The amount of the electrostatic force between the balloons will increase, and they will repel each other.

Reason: Like charges repel, and by Coulomb’s law the magnitude of the force increases as the distance between charges decreases (F ∝ 1/r²).