Write limitations of Coulomb’s law.
Write limitations of Coulomb’s law.
$(1)$ Charges should be point charges.
$(2)$ Charges should be at rest.
$(3)$ Distance between charges should be greater than $10^{-15} \mathrm{~m}$ (nuclear radius).
$(4)$ Distance between charges should be less than $10^{18} \mathrm{~m}$.
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