Question 11: Does the electrostatic force depend on the distance between the charges? If so, does itincrease or decrease with distance? How did you come to this conclusion? Question 10: Is there an electrostatic force between two neutral insulating objects? If so, sketch the twoobjects and the forces acting on them in the space below. If not, explain why not.

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