Asked by ben hen

How does the distance between charged objects affect the electric force between them?(1 point)
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As distance increases, the strength of the force decreases.
As distance increases, the strength of the force decreases.

As distance increases, the magnitude of the force increases.
As distance increases, the magnitude of the force increases.

As distance increases, the force changes from negative to positive.
As distance increases, the force changes from negative to positive.

As distance increases, the force changes from attractive to repulsive.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
As distance increases, the strength of the force decreases.

By Coulomb’s law: F = k·|q1·q2|/r^2, so the magnitude of the electric force falls off with the square of the distance (e.g., doubling r → force becomes one-fourth). The sign (attractive vs. repulsive) depends on the charges, not on distance.