Write some important points for vector form of Coulomb’s law.
$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{F}_{21}}=\frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_{0}} \cdot \frac{q_{1} q_{2}}{r_{21}^{2}} \cdot \hat{r}_{21}$
and equation is true for both positive and negative values of $q_{1}$ and $q_{2}$.
If $q_{1}$ and $q_{2}$ both are positive or both are negative, then $\overrightarrow{F_{21}}$ is in direction of $\overrightarrow{r_{21}}$ which shows repulsion (like charges).
If $q_{1}$ and $q_{2}$ are unlike charges, then $\overrightarrow{F_{21}}$ is along $\hat{r}_{21}\left(=-\hat{r}_{12}\right)$ which shows attraction.
By replacing 1 and 2 in above equations $(1)$, $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{F}_{12}}=\frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_{0}} \cdot \frac{q_{1} q_{2}}{r_{12}^{2}} \hat{r}_{12}=-\overrightarrow{\mathrm{F}}_{21}$
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