What is electrostatic attraction?

Answer 1

An electrostatic force attracts oppositely charged particles.

Answer 2

Particles of the same charge repel each other.

Answer 3

An electrostatic force of attraction is the force between two polar opposites (positive and negative). It is also called Coulomb law. An example of this is the attraction between a cation and anion in an ionic molecule, such as sodium chloride, or between an electron in the valence shell and protons in the nucleus of an atom (this can contribute to radial contraction).

Answer 4

Gauss's Law is a statement of the relationship between electric charge and the flux. The flux is a visualisation of the electric field due to the charges. From Gauss's Law it is possible to derive Coulomb's "Law." Alternatively by stating Coulomb's Law, Gauss's "Law" can be derived. Gauss's Law states that the net flux flowing over a closed surface equals the net charge enclosed by the surface. The flux can be considered as analogous to an incompressible fluid flowing from a positive charge and terminating on a negative charge. In the following it will be proven that the flux equals the charge. If the closed surface encloses an isolated charge, the flux crossing the surface equals the charge. If a closed surface encloses a positive and negative charge of equal magnitude, as shown in the above diagram, the net flux is zero. Some flux will "flow" directly from the positive to the negative charge. Other flux from the positive charge will flow out over the closed surface and back in again to terminate on the negative charge. If the surface encloses no charge, flux flowing into the volume defined by the surface will flow out across the surface.

Answer 5

The electromagnetic force, as defined by Coulomb's Law, is one of 4 fundamental forces known to exist in our universe, the others being gravitational force, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. You might say, therefore, that it is a central force.

Answer 6

the forces between particles that are caused by their electric charges.

Answer 7

Electrostatic attraction is the attraction between atoms of opposite charge that holds the atoms together in ionic bonds.

Answer 8

If it's the force between two charges with opposite signs, then yes.

If it's the force between two charges with the same sign, then no.

Answer 9

The electric force is attractive between two opposite charge, i.e., a positive and a negative charge.

Answer 10

Electrostatic attraction refers to the electrostatic force of long range interaction occurring between the attractive electrostatic adsorption in aqueous solution with differently charged particles or uncharged particles.