A neutral object

Question

A. is repelled by a negatively or positively charged object.

B. is attracted to either positively or a negatively charged object.

C. is attracted to positively charged objects only.

D.is attracted to negatively charged objects only.

Answer 1

A positively charged object will polarize a neutral object so that negative charges will be closer to the positively charged object resulting in a net attractive force. Similarly, a negatively charged object will polarize a neutral object so that positive charges are closer.

For example, if you comb your hair in the winter when the indoor air is dry, the charged comb will attract bits of neutral paper.

The correct answer is B.