Physics A-Level
Electrostatic force between point charges
What Electrostatic force between point charges means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Electrostatic force between point charges
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The force is proportional to the product of the charges Q and q and acts along the line joining them, being repulsive for like charges and attractive for unlike charges.
Topics that use Electrostatic force between point charges
- Coulomb’s law (OCR A-Level)
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