Electric Charge

Question 2 • Fall 24 GSE Physical Science B IC

What would make oppositely charged objects attract each other more?

Answer

increasing the positive charge of the positively charged object and increasing the negative charge of the negatively charged object

decreasing the positive charge of the positively charged object and decreasing the negative charge of the negatively charged object

increasing the distance between the positively charged object and the negatively charged object

maintaining the distance between the positively charged object and the negatively charged object

Explanation

Opposite charges attract, and the attraction grows stronger when the magnitude of either charge increases. Coulomb’s law says the force is proportional to the product of the charge magnitudes and inversely proportional to the square of the distance. So increasing both charges makes the objects attract more; increasing the distance would weaken the attraction.

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