True or false about charges

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Like charges attract each other.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Charge on a conductor spreads over its surface.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A dipole carries zero total charge.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A dipole therefore has zero field everywhere.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Conservation of charge is established by experiment.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation