Which of the following statements is not true?
A)In nature,electric charge is conserved.
B)The force of repulsion between two like charges is directly proportional to the product of the square of the charges.
C)The force of repulsion between two like charges is inversely proportional to the square of the distance separating the charges.
D)Unlike charges attract each other.
E)Like charges repel each other.

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The force of repulsion between two like charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges, not the square of the charges. The correct statement is F = kq1q2/r^2, where F is the electrostatic force, k is the Coulomb constant, q1 and q2 are the charges, and r is the distance between the charges.

Which of the Following Statements Is Not True