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Coulomb's law Definition

Cou·lomb's· law (ko̵̅o̅ lämz′, ko̵̅o̅′lämz′)

noun

Physics the statement that the electrostatic force between two charged bodies acts along the line between them, is directly proportional to the product of their magnitudes, and is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them: similarly charged bodies repel one another, while oppositely charged bodies attract one another