Increasing the distance between objects reduces the attraction or repulsion between them.
When the distance between two charges is doubled, the attractive or repulsive force becomes weaker and drops to a quarter of its original value. If the charge is 10 times closer, the magnitude of the force will be 100 times greater. The magnitude of the force is proportional to the value of each charge.
Therefore, the strength of bonding between ions of opposite charge in an ionic compound depends on the charge of the ions and the distance between the centers of the ions as they are packed into the crystal. If the two charges held are unequal, the electrostatic force increases with distance.
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