PHYSICS 10 SCIENCE · 2026–27 · Side notes · explained Q&A · p. 96

Question based on a textbook side note

How are Newton’s gravitation law and Coulomb’s law similar and different?

نیوٹن کے ثقلی اور کولمب کے قوانین میں مشابہت اور فرق کیا ہے؟

Solution & explanation

Both point-particle magnitudes follow an inverse-square distance law and depend on a product of source quantities. Ordinary gravitational masses attract; electric charges can attract or repel. Gravity is not restricted to large objects, nor electrostatics to small ones; relative strengths determine which effect dominates.

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