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Figure 1 shows two metal domes mounted on insulating stands.

Dome P is fixed securely to the bench.

Dome Q is placed on a track so that its distance from Dome P can be varied.

Both domes are given a positive electrostatic charge.

Figure 1: Two identical metal domes, Dome P and Dome Q, mounted on vertical insulating rods. Dome P is on the left and has positive charge symbols (+) on it. Dome Q is on the right on a movable track, also showing positive charge symbols (+).

Explain, in terms of electric fields, why an electrostatic force is exerted on dome Q.

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