Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a. Like electric forces between charges, gravitational force varies according to the inverse-square law.
b. The inverse-square law governs electrical forces, but not gravitational forces.
c. Charges can be positive or negative, but mass can only be positive.
d. Electrical forces can be attractive or repulsive, but gravitational force can only be attractive.
e. Two charges can cancel each other out, but nothing cancels out gravity.


b

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