A balloon and a section of a wall both have neutral charges, as shown below. A student rubs his hair on the balloon, giving it a negative charge. How will the charges be arranged in the wall when it is placed near the negatively charged balloon? (1 point) Responses
The wall will now have all positive charges and no negative charges
The wall will have its positive charges on the side closer to the balloon
The charges in the wall will not change or rearrange at all.
The wall will have negative charges on the the side closer to the balloon
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The wall will have its positive charges on the side closer to the balloon
is this true?
Yes, it is true. When a negatively charged object is held close to a neutral surface, such as a wall, the negative charges in the object will repel the negative charges in the surface and attract the positive charges in the surface. This will cause the positive charges to move to the side of the wall closer to the balloon.
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