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Repulsion

GCSE Combined Science · key term

Repulsion

Definition

A force that pushes objects away from one another.

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OCR GCSE Combined Science A · J250

Specification P3.1b · Physics Paper 1

Attraction pulls objects towards each other; repulsion pushes them apart.
Revise: Static Electricity Production

OCR Combined Science A past papers

Exam tips

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Describe the observation as well as the rule: a charged rod moving away from another charged rod, while a gap remains between them, is evidence of non-contact repulsion.

Related key terms

Attraction
Charging by friction
Insulator
Non-contact force
Static discharge

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Repulsion — OCR GCSE Combined Science A Definition

Static electricity