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Tap every statement true of Coulomb's law

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Force is proportional to the product of the charges
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Force falls off as the inverse square of distance
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      It applies to point charges
      Matches the category
      Yes
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      Force is proportional to the sum of the charges
      Matches the category
      No
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      Force grows with distance
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    True of Coulomb's law
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    1. Text
      Force per unit positive test charge
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Obeys the superposition principle
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Points outwards from a positive charge
      Matches the category
      Yes
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      Is a scalar quantity
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    True of the ELECTRIC FIELD

Explanation

An inverse-square law between point charges, along the line joining them. Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Ch 1 Electric Charges and Fields.
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