I used coulomb's law to find the force of attraction between the ionic atoms in BeS and BeO.

For BeS, F = -6.85x10^29 J/m

For BeO, F = -9.078x10^29 J/m

Which has the stronger force of attraction? BeO? What does the "-" sign mean?

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