Question

when distance increases, electrostatic force ____________; we call this relationship ____________ proportional

Answer 1

When distance increases, electrostatic force decreases; we call this relationship inversely proportional.

as force of attraction is directly proportional to magnitudes of charges and inversely proportional to square of he distance between them. this is Coulomb's law

Answer 2

When distance increases, electrostatic force decreases we call this relationship inversely proportional.

• According to Coulomb's Law, The force of attraction or repulsion between two point charges at rest is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
• Force between the two charges (F) = $\frac{1}{4\pi E_0}$$\frac{Q_1Q_2}{r^2}$

       Where, r = distance between the charges 'Q₁' and 'Q₂'