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If a negatively charged rod is held near a neutral metal ball, the ball is attracted to the rod. this happens because

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The can be found elsewhere and as follows:


A. of magnetic effects.
B. the ball tries to pull the rod’s electrons over to it.
C. the rod polarizes the metal.
D. the rod and the ball have opposite charges.

I believe the correct answer is option C. If a negatively charged rod is held near a neutral metal ball, the ball is attracted to the rod. this happens because
the rod polarizes the metal. Hope this answers the question.
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