The correct statements comparing the gravitational force with the electrical force are:
- The gravitational force can be attractive. - This is true; gravitational forces are always attractive.
- The electrical force can be repulsive. - This is true; electrical forces can be either attractive or repulsive, depending on the charges involved (like charges repel, opposite charges attract).
- The electrical force can be attractive. - This is also true; it can attract opposite charges.
- Any two objects experience a gravitational force between them. - This is true; any two masses will always exert a gravitational force on each other.
- Any two objects experience an electrical force between them. - This is true only if the objects are charged; if they are neutral, they will not exert an electrical force on each other.
Therefore, the following statements apply:
- The gravitational force can be attractive.
- The electrical force can be repulsive.
- The electrical force can be attractive.
- Any two objects experience a gravitational force between them.
- Any two objects experience an electrical force between them (if they are charged).
The statement "The gravitational force can be repulsive." is incorrect. Gravitational forces are never repulsive; they are always attractive.
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