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

Explanation: Like charges (both negative) repel, and Coulomb’s law (F = k|q1q2|/r^2) means the force magnitude grows as distance r decreases.