Question

Summarize how the sign of the charge affects the direction of the force (attraction or repulsion) in two complete sentences or more.

Answer 1

• Unlike charges attract .
• like charges repel .

There are two types of charges

Namely :

• positive
• negative

On loosing electrons , a neutral body acquires positive charge .

On gaining electrons , a neutral body acquires negative charge .

The amount of charge present in a body , either positive or negative , is expressed in terms of an integral number of charge of an electron , which is considered the elementary entity of an electric charge .