Electrostatic force and gravitational force differ in which respect?
Conservative force
Central force
Principle of superposition
Dependence on the intervening medium
A
Conservative force
B
Central force
C
Principle of superposition
D
Dependence on the intervening medium
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In electrostatic force, the force of medium depend on charges while the force of medium due to gravity does not depend on masses. There is no concept of induced mass.
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