A positive charge is placed within the sphere without touching it. You grounded the sphere by touching it with your finger. Then you first removed your finger and then pulled the charge from inside the sphere, again without touching it. What is the remaining charge on the sphere?

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Karli Stout

Physics

1 September, 01:50

A positive charge is placed within the sphere without touching it. You grounded the sphere by touching it with your finger. Then you first removed your finger and then pulled the charge from inside the sphere, again without touching it. What is the remaining charge on the sphere?

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Alberto Leach · Answer 1

Negative

Explanation:

If a negatively charged object is used to charge a neutral object by induction, then the neutral object will acquire a positive charge. And if a positively charged object is used to charge a neutral object by induction, then the neutral object will acquire a negative charge:

We have a neutral sphere

1) Electrons are attracted to the positive charge

2) Electrons enter the sphere from ground, attrated to the + charge in the sphere

3) The sphere has an excess of e - having entered from the ground

4) Electrons redistribute uniformly