Electric force is the attraction or repulsion between charged objects. It is a fundamental interaction in physics, described by Coulomb's Law, which states that the force between two charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Positive and negative charges attract each other, while like charges repel. This force is responsible for many everyday phenomena, such as static electricity and the behavior of electrical circuits. It plays a crucial role in the structure of atoms, as the electric force between protons in the nucleus and electrons surrounding it keeps the atom stable.