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17 What is electrostate force? Why is it called non-contact force?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The force exerted by a charged body on another charged or uncharged body is called electrostatic force. This force is known as non-contact force because these forces comes into play even when the bodies are not in contact with each other

Answer 2

Correct Question:

What is electrostatic force? Why is it called non-contact force?

Required Answer:

Electrostatic force is the force exerted by a charged body on another charged or uncharged body. This force acts between two charged bodies.

It is also called non-contact force because there is no contact between the object and the body.

Additional Information:

Non-contact force :- A non-contact force is a force applied to an object by another body without any physical contact with it.

Types of non-contact force :- The types of non-contact force are as follows -

• i) Gravitational force.

• ii) Magnetic force.

• iii) Electrostatic force.

• iv) Nuclear force.

Example of Electrostatic force:- The example of Electrostatic force is -

• First of all take two Balloons. Rub one balloon on your hair. You will notice that Balloons get attracted to another balloon when one of them are rubbed with hair.

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