The electrostatic force exerted between two stationary, electrically charged particles. It dictates that like charges repel and opposite charges attract, with the strength of the force scaling directly with the magnitude of the charges and dropping off rapidly as distance increases. It is the underlying physical mechanism driving voltage and current in all electrical equipment.
Heard on the job
The Coulomb force between the separated charges creates the massive potential difference across the capacitor plates.
Also heard as
- electrostatic force