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A teacher holds two negatively charged balloons apart as shown in the picture. What will happen if the teacher bring together these charged objects?



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The electrostatic force will increase in strength and the balloons will attract each other.
The electrostatic force will increase in strength and the balloons will attract each other.

The electrostatic force will increase in strength and the balloons will repel each other.
The electrostatic force will increase in strength and the balloons will repel each other.

The electrostatic force will decrease in strength and the balloons will attract each other.
The electrostatic force will decrease in strength and the balloons will attract each other.

The electrostatic force will decrease in strength and the balloons will repel each other.
The electrostatic force will decrease in strength and the balloons will repel each other.
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The electrostatic force will increase in strength and the balloons will repel each other.

Like charges repel, and Coulomb’s law says the electric force grows as the separation decreases (F ∝ 1/r^2).