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Coulomb's Law - Mathematical Form

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The mutual electrostatic force between two point charges $q_{1}$ and $q_{2}$ is _____ to the product of charges $q_{1}$ and $q_{2}$ .

inversely proportional

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directly proportional

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square proportional

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inversely square proportional

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Solution

The correct option is B directly proportional
Coulomb's law states that the force is directly proportional to the product of charges and inversely proportional to the square of distance between charges.

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