The influence you’re exerting on these objects is called the electric force,  which is a non-contact force that can happen over a distance.


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James Maxwell, a Scottish theoretical physicist who made important contributions to electromagnetic theory.
James Maxwell, a Scottish theoretical physicist who made important contributions to electromagnetic theory.

Did you notice that you can exert a force on an object without touching it? Try it now if you haven’t already! Did you notice how opposite charges attract and like charges repel? That’s the fundamental key concept with this section.  Electrical force are the attractive for opposite charges and repulsive for like charges. Electrical force is also attractive between a charged and a neutral object.


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