The given statement "Like charges repel, whereas opposite charges attract" is true according to Coulomb's Law.
For example, two negative charges will repel against each other, whereas a negative charge and a positive charge will atrract each other.
According to Coulomb's law, the electric force for charges has properties below:
Like charges repel.
Unlike charges attract.
Therefore, the statement "Like charges repel, whereas opposite charges attract" is true.
ANSWER:
True.