Question

George created a table based on two charged objects.

Charged Object 1 Charged Object 2 Attract/Repel
negatively charged positively charged attract
negatively charged negatively charged attract
positively charged positively charged repel
Which statement best explains why the table is incorrect?

A: Negative and positive charges attract each other.

B: Negative and positive charges will not attract.

C: Two positive charges will attract each other.

D: Two negative charges will not attract each other.

Answer 1

Two negative charges will not attract each other.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Two negative charges will not attract each other.

Explanation:

According to the law of electrostatic induction, it states that "Like charges repel, unlike charges attracts.

Charges can either be positive or negative. For the charges to repel, charges with the same sign must be brought together e.g positive-positve or negative-negative.

For the charges to attract, charges with different sign must be brought together e.g positive-negative or negative-positive.

Based on the conclusion above, it can be seen that the table is incorrect because two negatively charged particle will always repel not attract.