GK QUESTION#3094
Which scientist investigated electrostatic forces with a calibrated torsion balance in1785?
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D. Charles Augustin Coulomb
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Charles-Augustin de Coulomb used a torsion balance in 1785 to investigate the force between charged bodies. The experiment supported an inverse-square dependence on their separation. This differs from Millikan’s measurement of the elementary charge.