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The distance between two charged objects is reduced to one-fourth of what it was, which statement about the electric force between the objects is true?
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The force between them decreases by a factor of 16
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The force between them remains the same.
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The force between them quadruples
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The force between them becomes half.
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The force between them increases by a factor of 16
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The force between them doubles.
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