And likewise, the smaller our separation distance is, the closer our two charges are, the smaller our denominator is and the greater the electrostatic force is. Now, the thing about electric force is it's not only attractive in nature, but it can also be repulsive in nature. For instance, if we have two light charges. So either two opposite, two positive charges or two negative charges. In both of these cases, the electrostatic force is repulsive in nature. And so, in this case, the two atoms will tend to move apart from one another.