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Static Electricity, Charge, and the Conservation of Charge

Charge Repulsion and Attraction

Charge Repulsion and Attraction

Charges of like sign (positive and positive, or negative and negative) will repel each other, whereas charges of opposite sign (positive and negative) will attract each other.

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