What is the actual reason for unlike charges being attracted to each other and like charges being repelled?

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$T h e r e i s n o r e a s o n f o r i t . S c i e n t i s t s c o n s i d e r i t a s a f u n d a m e n t a l p r o p e r t y o f n a t u r e . A c t u a l l y,' l i k e' a n d' u n l i k e' c h a r g e s a r e d e f i n e d o n t h e b a s i s w h e t h e r t h e y r e p e l l o r a t t r a c t . A l l c h a r g e s w i t h s i m i l a r f u n d a m e n t a l p r o p e r t i e s o f o n e k i n d w e r e c a l l e d p o s i t i v e c h a r g e s a n d c h a r g e s w i t h s i m i l a r p r o p e r t i e s o f a n o t h e r k i n d w e r e c a l l e d n e g a t i v e c h a r g e s .$

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