Question

Objects A and B are brought close to each other. Object A will soon become positively charged. Identify the charge that must transfer for this situation to occur.

Answer 1

The following situation occurs:

The two objects are brought close to each other (but they do not touch). Object B must be negatively charged: in this case, for induction, the positive charges on object A migrate towards the side of the object closer to object B, while the negative charges migrate to the other side. Then, object A must be connected to the ground, so that the negative charges migrate to the ground: therefore, an excess of positive charges remain on object A, which is now positively charged.

Answer 2

The answer to this question would be: Object B must become negatively charged.
An object with a positive charge will exert pulling force to object with a negative charge but will push an object with a positive charge. If object A and B brought close together and object A have a positive charge, object B must be turned into a negative charge.