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Assertion :If the two charges have the same sign, the electrostatic force between them is repulsive; if they have different signs, the force between them is attractive. Reason: the electrostatic force is proportional to the charges contained by entities.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
An assertion is correct because like charges repel and unlike charges attract. The reason is also correct, that electrostatic force is proportional to charges.
Because electrostatic force is q1q2 : proportional to product of charges.
But the reason is not the correct explanation for an assertion.

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