Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electric Charges and Fields

Question:

Assertion (A) : Coulomb force between two charges is a central force.

Reason (R) : Coulomb's force acts along the line joining the two charges.

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true but (R) is false.

(A) is false but (R) is true.

Correct Answer:

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

The force that acts along the line joining the two bodies is a central force.