Final answer:
Electric charge is a property that causes objects to attract or repel each other depending on the type of charge. It can be transferred and is measured in coulombs. The correct answer to the question is 'd. All of the above,' taking into account the ability of charge to attract or repel, its nature as a scalar quantity, and its transferability.
Step-by-step explanation:
Electric Charge and Its Properties
The physical property of an object known as electric charge determines how it interacts with other charged objects. This interaction can lead to attraction or repulsion between objects due to the electric forces they exert. There are two types of electric charges: positive and negative. Similar charges repel each other, while opposite charges attract. The ability for charges to move through conducting material allows for the transfer of electric charge, which shows that electric charge is a conserved quantity which can neither be created nor destroyed, but can be transferred from one object to another through contact, conduction, or induction. The SI unit for electric charge is the coulomb (C).
Given this understanding, the answer to the student's question is d. All of the above. Electric charge can indeed repel or attract other charges, it is scalar in that it has magnitude but not direction (though the force due to the charge is a vector), and it is transferable between objects.