State whether given statement is True or False.
Magnitude of electrostatic force due to one point charge on other point charge does not depend on medium in which both of them are placed.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Force on a charge $q_{1}$ due to the charge $q_{2}$ is $F = k \frac{q_{1} q_{2}}{r_{12}^{2}}$ .
Thus,the magnitude of electrostatic force due to one point charge on other point charge depends on magnitude of both point charges, the permittivity of the medium and distance between them. So the comment is false.

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State whether given statement is True or False.Magnitude of electrostatic force due to one point charge on other point charge does not depend on medium in which both of them are placed.

State whether given statement is True or False.
Magnitude of electrostatic force due to one point charge on other point charge does not depend on medium in which both of them are placed.