The diagram above illustrates two charged bodies, X and Y separated by a distance r. Each body has charge q and mass m. Which of the following statements ab...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Physics - 2017 (Objective) Subject: Physics

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The diagram above illustrates two charged bodies, X and Y separated by a distance r. Each body has charge q and mass m. Which of the following statements about the electrostatic force \(F_{e}\) and gravitational force \(F_{g}\) acting between the bodies is correct?

\(F_{e}\) is attraction while \(F_{g}\) is repulsion

Both \(F_{e}\) and \(F_{g}\) are that of repulsion

Both \(F_{e}\) and \(F_{g}\) is that of attraction

\(F_{e}\) is repulsion while \(F_{g}\) is attraction