Question

. Suppose that a positive charge is brought near a neutral, insulating piece of material. Is the positive charge attracted, repelled, or indifferent to the neutral object

Answer 1

Answer:

Positive charge is attracted to the neutral object.

Explanation:

Recall ; Like charges repel, unlike charges attract. This phrase simply means (positive (+) is attracted to negative (-ve) and vuc versa while both positive, positive and negative, negative charge repel.

For a neutral object. The quantity of positive charge equals the quantity of negative charges. This simply means a neutral object contains charges as well, which are usually scattered or randomly aligned.

Therefore, when a positive charge is brought near a neutral body, the order of alignment of the charges change, with the negative charge all moving towards the direction of the positively charged body and the positive charges in the neutral body aligning in the opposite direction.