Question

Which of the following statements about the nature of electrical charge is FALSE? Positive-positive or negative-negative charges repel each other. Positive and negative charges cancel each other so that a proton and electron, when paired, are charge neutral. Electrical charge is a fundamental property of protons and electrons. Positive and negative electrical charges attract each other. All of the above statements are true.

Answer 1

All of the above statements are true.

Step-by-step explanation:

All matter is composed of atoms of which have subatomic particles. Subatomic particles are electrons, protons and neutrons. Each particle has electric charges.

Electrons have a negative charge, protons have a positive charge and neutrons have zero charge.

Between two nearby charges initially at rest, a type of forces, called electrostatic, is always established in such a way that, if the charged particles are small enough so that they can be considered punctual, the following conditions are met:

• The force established between the two has a direction that coincides with an imaginary straight line that joins the two charges.

• The force exerted on one load points towards the other when the two have different signs, one positive and the other negative. (attractive force).
• The sense of force is directed to the opposite side of the charge when both have the same sign (repulsive force).