It is given by the equation:
\[ F = k \frac{|q_1 q_2|}{r^2} \]
where \( F \) is the force between the charges, \( q_1 \) and \( q_2 \) are the amounts of charge, \( r \) is the separation between the charges, and \( k \) is Coulomb's constant.
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