When a test charge is brought near a charged object, we know from coulomb's law that it will experience a net force (either attractive or repulsive, depending on the nature of the object's charge). a test charge may also experience an electric force when brought near a neutral object. any attraction of a neutral insulator or neutral conductor to a test charge must occur through induced polarization. in an insulator, the electrons are bound to their molecules. though they cannot move freely throughout the insulator, they can shift slightly, creating a rather weak net attraction to a test charge that is brought close to the insulator's surface. in a conductor, free electrons will accumulate on the surface of the conductor nearest the positive test charge. this will create a strong attractive force if the test charge is placed very close to the conductor's surface.
1. what is the nature of the force between balls a and b?
a) strongly attractive.
b) strongly repulsive.
c) weakly attractive.
d) neither attractive nor repulsive.
2. what is the nature of the force between balls a and c?
a) strongly attractive.
b) strongly repulsive.
c) weakly attractive.
d) neither attractive nor repulsive .

1. (a)strongly attractive

2 (c) weakly attractive.

Explanation:

Consider three plastic balls (A, B, and C), each carrying a uniformly distributed charge equal to either +Q, -Q or zero, and an uncharged copper ball (D). A positive test charge (T) experiences the forces shown in the figure when brought very near to the individual balls. The test charge T is strongly attracted to A, strongly repelled from B, weakly attracted to C, and strongly attracted to D.

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1. What is the nature of the force between balls A and B?

a) strongly attractive.

b) strongly repulsive.

c) weakly attractive.

d) neither attractive nor repulsive.

since there is an attractive force between ball A and the test charge, the charge on ball A must be negative

A = -Q

since ball B is repulsive to the test charged , then B must be positively charged

B = +Q

since A is negative and B is positive , then they will experienced a  strong attraction

option A

2. What is the nature of the force between balls A and C?

a) strongly attractive.

b) strongly repulsive.

c) weakly attractive.

d) neither attractive nor repulsive .

Since C is weakly attracted to the test charge, we can say that Ball C will be weakly attracted to A, because it possess some weka charges

option C

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