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1. Displacement Vector

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   $$\mathbf{F}{12} = ke \frac{q1 q2}{r^2} \hat{\mathbf{r}}{12}$$
   It is conventionally understood that the unit vector $\hat{\mathbf{r}}_{12}$ (the normalized displacement vector) must point away from the source charge, irrespective of whether the charges attract or repel. This convention is maintained even when the displacement vector itself is pointing towards the source charge, a seeming logical contradiction resol…