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Grade 12th passElectrostatics

Two metallic shells with charge q each are kept in air with their centre distance r.
the magnitude of electrostatic force between them is
{b=kq^2/r^2}
!)equal to b
2)less than b
3)greater than b
4)cant be predicted

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago
It would be less than b 
Due to repulsion the affection distance between the charge increases and so force decreases