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Electrostatics conceptual question?

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Is the force between 2 charges q1 and q2 atrractive or repulsive when :

(1) q1q2 > 0

(2) q1q2 = 1

(3) q1q2 < 0

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  1. All three cases are valid.

    + X - = - (q1q2 < 0) ------>attractive
    + X + = + (q1q2 < 0) ------>repulsive
    - X - = - (q1q2 < 0) ------>attractive

    q1q2=1 in the following case:
    Let us take charge on q1 is n1Q and charge on q2 is n2Q (where Q is 1.6 X 10^-19)
    If n1Q X n2Q = 1
    ==> n1n2= 1/Q^2

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