alleryStart learning →Two small spheres both carry negative charge and are held near each other. What do they do?
AAttract each other
BRepel each other
CIgnore each other
DCancel each other
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Repel each other
1. Both spheres carry charge of the same sign, so they are like charges.
2. Like charges repel each other while unlike charges attract each other.
3. The two spheres therefore push each other apart.
4. The electrostatic force between charges grows when the charges grow or the separation shrinks.
_Source: Siyavula Physical Sciences Grade 11 (Everything Science, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 9: Electrostatics_
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