Question

You rub a clear plastic pen with wool, and observe that a strip of invisible tape is attacted to the pen. Assuming that the pen has a negative charge, which of the following could be true? Select all that apply. :A.The tape might be negatively charged.B.The tape might be positively charged.C.The tape might be uncharged.D.There is not enough information to conclude anything.

Answer 1

Explanation:

It is known that opposite charges tend to attract each other whereas like charges tend to repel each other.

For example, when we rub a plastic pen with wool and it gets attracted towards an invisible tape then it means that there is an opposite charge present on both the objects.

A neutral object also tends to develop a charge when it comes in contact with a charged object.

Thus, we can conclude that the following statements are true.

• The tape might be positively charged.

• The tape might be uncharged.