Question

A student makes the claim that the space around a charged particle will exert a force on any other charged particle that is placed within this space. If an object is placed between two charged metal plates, one plate that is positively charged and one plate that is negatively charged, which argument BEST supports the student's claim?

An object with a negative charge will remain stationary between the plates.

An object with a negative charge will be attracted to the negative plate.

An object with a negative charge will move toward the positive plate.


An object with a positive charge will be attracted to the positive plate.

Answer 1

An object with a negative charge will move toward the positive plate.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

An object with a negative charge will move toward the positive plate.

Step-by-step explanation:

Because it is negative, it would prefer to go to the positive plate.