Asked by Sophea

The drawing shows a student holding two negatively charged balloons.

What is most likely to occur if the student brings the balloons closer to each other?
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The magnitude of the electrostatic force between the balloons will decrease, and they will attract each other.
The magnitude of the electrostatic force between the balloons will increase, and they will attract each other.
The magnitude of the electrostatic force between the balloons will decrease, and they will repel each other.
The magnitude 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 magnitude of the electrostatic force between the balloons will increase, and they will repel each other.

Explanation: Both balloons are negatively charged (like charges), so they repel; by Coulomb’s law the force magnitude grows as the distance r decreases (F ∝ 1/r²).