Answer:
the force will decrease to 3/4 of its original value.
Explanation:
The initial electric force between the two charges is:

where
k is the Coulomb's constant
q is the magnitude of each charge
r is their separation
Later, half of one charge is transferred to the other charge; this means that one charge will have a charge of

while the other charge will be

So, the new force will be

So, the force will decrease to 3/4 of its original value.
Explanation:
The left side of the periodic table has elements that have less number of electrons in the valence shell.
These elements loose electrons easily.These elements appear as metals or metalloids in nature.These are hard solids.Their inter molecular forces are very strong.
The right side of the periodic table has elements that have more number of electrons in the valence shell.
These elements gain electrons easily.These elements appear as non metals most of which are gases.Their inter molecular forces are weak.
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