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In which of the following interactions will the amount of force between the two objects be the strongest?

Charge and Distance Data for Electrostatic Calculations
Interaction Charge on Object 1 Charge on Object 2 Distance Between Objects
A +2 -2 1
B +1 -1 1
C +2 -2 4
D +1 -1 4
(1 point)

Interaction C

Interaction D

Interaction A

Interaction B
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Interaction A.

By Coulomb’s law F ∝ |q1·q2|/r^2:
- A: 4/1^2 = 4
- B: 1/1^2 = 1
- C: 4/4^2 = 4/16 = 0.25
- D: 1/4^2 = 1/16 = 0.0625

So A gives the largest force.