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What is the direction of the electric force exerted by paperclip 1 on paperclip 2?

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In general, the electric force in an electric field is exerted outward from a positive atom, and inward for the negative atom. Therefore based on the figure you specified, we can say that the electric force exerted by paperclip 1 on paperclip 2 is repulsive.
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