Question

Given three electrically charged spheres A,B and C. Sphere A is brought near Sphere B and both are attracted to each other electrically. Sphere B is brought near Sphere C and both repel each other electrically. What happens when Sphere A is brought near Sphere C? A)electrical repulsion B)both attraction and repulsion C)electrical attraction D)neither attraction nor repulsion E)nothing

Answer 1

Given

Three electrically charged spheres A,B and C. Sphere A is brought near Sphere B and both are attracted to each other electrically. Sphere B is brought near Sphere C and both repel each other electrically.

To find

What happens when Sphere A is brought near Sphere C?

Step-by-step explanation

Sphere A and sphere B are attracted to each other.

Thus, both A and B are of opposite charge.

Let A be a positive charge and B be a negative charge.

When sphere B is brought near sphere C both repel.

Thus, sphere C is also of negative charge.

So A and C are then of opposite charges and would both attract each other.

Conclusion

When sphere A is brought near sphere then C)electrical attraction occurs.