alleryOnce that shift happens, unlike charges sit closer than like charges, so the object feels a net:
AAttraction
BReduction
CRepulsion
DRotation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Attraction
1. Closer charges dominate.
2. The unlike pair is nearer.
3. It is a net attraction.
_Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 2, Chapter 5, Electric Charges and Fields._
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