Answer:
When a positively charged object comes near a neutral object, it can cause the neutral object to exhibit an opposite charge distribution due to a phenomenon known as electrostatic induction.
In the neutral object, the electrons are distributed evenly, resulting in no net charge. However, when a positively charged object approaches, it can attract the negatively charged electrons towards itself due to electrostatic forces. The positive charge on the object exerts an attractive force on the electrons in the neutral object.
As a result, some of the electrons in the neutral object will be drawn closer to the positively charged object, while the protons remain relatively stationary. This redistribution of electrons leads to an excess of positive charge in the region of the neutral object closest to the positively charged object. Simultaneously, the region of the neutral object that is farthest from the positively charged object will have a relative excess of negative charge.
This unequal distribution of charges (positive charge near the positive object and negative charge farther away) in the previously neutral object is known as induced charge separation. The effect is temporary and only exists while the positively charged object remains nearby.
Thus, the positively charged object impacts the opposite charge in the neutral object due to the attractive force it exerts on the negatively charged electrons, causing a temporary charge separation in the neutral object.