Question

Define Electrostatic Force?


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Answer 1

The electrostatic force is an attractive and repulsive force between particles are caused due to their electric charges. The electric force between stationary charged body is conventionally known as the electrostatic force. It is also referred to as Columb’s force.

Electrostatics Examples:-

• There are many examples of electrostatic force. Few of them are listed below

• The force of attraction of the plastic wrap to one’s hand and later when hand is removed from the wrap.

• The attraction of paper to a charged scale by rubbing to hair.

• The apparently spontaneous explosion of grain silos

• Photocopier & laser printer operation

Answer 2

Answer:

Electrostatics is a branch of physics that studies electric charges at rest. Since classical physics, it has been known that some materials, such as amber, attract lightweight particles after rubbing. The Greek word for amber, ήλεκτρον, or electron, was thus the source of the word 'electricity

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