Electrostatic forces refer to the attractive or repulsive interactions between charged particles. When objects have an electric charge, they can either pull or push other charged objects nearby. These forces are based on the principle that opposite charges attract each other, while similar charges repel each other.
Electrostatic forces play a crucial role in various everyday phenomena, such as rubbing a balloon on hair, causing it to stick, or when two magnets either attract or repel each other.
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