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MENTAL MODEL · M5311

Coulomb's Law

Coulomb's Law
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

The force between two charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Like charges repel, opposite charges attract.

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Coulomb's law describes the interaction force between two stationary point charges in a vacuum: it is proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance, with direction along the line connecting them; like charges repel, opposite charges attract. It is one of the cornerstones of classical electromagnetism.

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