How is Coulomb\'s law similar to Newton\'s law of gravitation? How is it differe

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How is Coulomb's law similar to Newton's law of gravitation? How is it different? Coulomb's law can be attractive or repulsive but is inversely proportional to distance. Newton's law of gravitation is attractive, whereas Coulomb's law is attractive or repulsive. Both are proportional to the inverse square of distance. Newton's law of gravitation is attractive or repulsive, whereas Coulomb's law is attractive only. Both are inverse square. Newton's law of gravitation is attractive. whereas Coulomb's law is always repulsive. Both are inverse square.

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here,

by Newton's law of gravitation

F = G * m1 * m2 /r^2

masses always attract each other and

by Coulmb's law

F = k * q1 * q2 /r^2

and opoosite charges attract each other and same charges repel each other

the coulumb's law is similar to the Newton's law of gravitation as

Newton's law is attractive , whereas Coulmb's law can be attraction or replsive but inversaly proportional to the square of distance

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