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Which of the following statements are true?

Positively charged objects attract other positively charged objects,

Negatively charged objects attract other negotively charged objects

Positively charged objects attract negatively charged objects,

Positively charged objects attract neutral objects,

Negatively charged objects attract neutral objects

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Snowflake

Physics

27 May, 03:43

Select all that apply.

Which of the following statements are true?

Positively charged objects attract other positively charged objects,

Negatively charged objects attract other negotively charged objects

Positively charged objects attract negatively charged objects,

Positively charged objects attract neutral objects,

Negatively charged objects attract neutral objects

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Seamus · Answer 1

Positively charged objects attract negatively charged objects,

Explanation:

When there are two electric charges, the force between them is:

- repulsive if the two charges have same sign (positive-positive or negative-negative)

- attractive if the two charges have opposite signs (positive-negative)

Moreover, a neutral object does not exert/experience any force on/from charged objects.

Keeping in mind these facts, we have:

Positively charged objects attract other positively charged objects, - -> false, force is repulsive

Negatively charged objects attract other negotively charged objects - -> false, force is repulsive

Positively charged objects attract negatively charged objects, - -> true, force is attractive

Positively charged objects attract neutral objects, - -> false, there is no force

Negatively charged objects attract neutral objects - -> false, there is no force