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why like charges repel n unlike charge attract each other?
Why Do Like Charges Repel & Unlike Charges Attract?
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Like charges repel each other while unlike charges attract due to fundamental principles of electromagnetism. The force between charges is governed by the product of their magnitudes, as described by the electrodynamical force law. When like charges overlap, their combined field intensity results in increased energy, leading to repulsion as they move towards a state of minimum energy. Conversely, overlapping unlike charges result in a zero field, releasing energy as light.
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What sort of answer do you want?
The empirical one (people have always observed that it is so), the electrodynamical answer (the force law between charges depends on the product q_1 q_2), the field theoretical one or the standard-model argument?
My point it, is seems to be such a basic fact of nature that you can get as fundamental as you want.
The empirical one (people have always observed that it is so), the electrodynamical answer (the force law between charges depends on the product q_1 q_2), the field theoretical one or the standard-model argument?
My point it, is seems to be such a basic fact of nature that you can get as fundamental as you want.
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granpa
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it moves toward the state of minimum energy.
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ankitmohan91
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why its a fact i want to knw that ?
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ankitmohan91
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can u please explain how they move towards state of min energy?
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granpa
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i can explain why its the state of minimum energy.
the energy in each infinitesimal part of the field is proportional to the square of the field intensity. when 2 like charges overlap then their fields are everywhere doubled. hence four times the energy of a single particle is stored. when they repel apart that leaves half the energy to be released as kinetic energy.
the energy in each infinitesimal part of the field is proportional to the square of the field intensity. when 2 like charges overlap then their fields are everywhere doubled. hence four times the energy of a single particle is stored. when they repel apart that leaves half the energy to be released as kinetic energy.
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ankitmohan91
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tis shows y like repel each other wat abt unlike charges?
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granpa
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same thing. the field of 2 overlapping unlike charges is zero. all the energy is released as light.
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ankitmohan91
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thanks
but can u provide me link of tis if u knw(multimedia)
i can't get u completely
but can u provide me link of tis if u knw(multimedia)
i can't get u completely
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granpa
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I'm not aware of any
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ankitmohan91
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kkkkk still thanks for the answer
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Yes, so did a lot of other people. This has led to the development of theories like the Standard model, QFT and string theoryankitmohan91 said:
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ankitmohan91 said:
because they are extremely heterosexual and homophobic.
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