The Nucleus contains Protons and Neutrons.
The Neutrons does not have a charge.
The Protons are positively charge.
Hence the charge on the Nucleus, would be the charge of the proton, which is positive.
Hence Nucleus is Positively Charged.
If the distance between two charges is halved, the electrical force between them increases by a factor 4.
In fact, the magnitude of the electric force between two charges is given by:

where
k is the Coulomb's constant
q1 and q2 are the two charges
r is the separation between the two charges
We see that the magnitude of the force F is inversely proportional to the square of the distance r. Therefore, if the radius is halved:

the magnitude of the force changes as follows:

so, the force increases by a factor 4.
The correct answer is A. In the direction of applied force. This is because acceleration occurs n the direction of applied force according to Newtons second law of motion which states that the acceleration of a body is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place in the direction of force.
False, as an object falls its potential energy turns into kinetic energy thus decreasing the potential energy.