* Coulomb's Law: The electrostatic force between two charged objects is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. This is described by Coulomb's Law:
* F = k * (q1 * q2) / r²
Where:
* F is the electrostatic force
* k is Coulomb's constant
* q1 and q2 are the magnitudes of the charges
* r is the distance between the charges
* Inverse Square Relationship: The "r²" in the denominator means that if you double the distance (r), the force will be divided by 2² (which is 4).
In summary: Doubling the distance between two charged objects would reduce the electrostatic force between them to one-fourth its original value.
