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Which statement explains how the charges on objects determines the electric force between them?
A. Objects with the same charge attract each other, and objects with opposite charges repel each other.
B. Objects with the same charge repel each other, and objects with opposite charges attract each other.
C. Objects with positive charges repel each other, and objects with negative charges attract each other.
D. Objects with positive charges attract each other, and objects with negative charges repel each other.

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B. Objects with the same charge repel each other, and objects with opposite charges attract each other.

(Coulomb's law: the electric force is repulsive for like charges and attractive for unlike charges; magnitude ∝ |q1·q2|/r^2.)