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Thank you so much! I actually get it now. My teacher was confusing me.

Also, does the amount of charge have an affect on the direction of the force? For example...say there was a -4 charge located to the left of a +6 charge...would that still be moving to the left?

Oh, I see. I think drawing a picture of the charges would have helped. So, because the -8 is to the left of the +6, they are attracted to each other the +6 will move to the left towards the -8. I was originally just looking at the "left" in the question and automatically assuming, "ok, then it...

The -8 and +6 will attract because they are opposite charges. So, the positive charge will go to the right.

Hi all. I don't know if I'm completely over thinking this question or just not getting it. Please tell me if I'm correct. A -8.0μC charge is located 0.30m to the left of a +6.0μC charge. What is the magnitude and direction of the electrostatic force on the positive charge? F=KQaQb/r^2...