Give a detailed example of how the exchange of a particle can result in an attractive force. (For example, consider one child pulling a toy out of the hands of another.)

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The force resulting from the exchange of mass during fighting for a chair is attractive.

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Definition of attractive force.

Because the source of the force, electric charge, exists in two forms: positive and negative, an electrostatic force can be either attracting or repellent. The attraction between opposite charges is attractive, but the attraction between bodies with the same charge is repulsive.

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Describe how attractive force is generated

As a consequence of Newton's third law of motion, when the first player exerts a force away from the second player, a reaction force will act towards the second player. Likewise, if the other player also exerts force to take away the chair from the first person, a reaction force will be applied towards the first person. So, the resultant force is attractive.

The force resulting from the exchange of particles can be either attractive or repulsive. Consider a musical chair game. If two people are fighting for a single chair, the resulting force is an attractive force. Here, the exchange of mass takes place.

Therefore, an attractive force will be generated between two people fighting for a chair.

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