Use the pictures of four electrically charged items to answer the following question.

Balloon 1 has a + charge
Plastic sheet 1 has a - charge
Balloon 2 has a - charge
Plastic sheet 2 has a + charge


If a teacher rubs a glass rod with a piece of silk, giving the rod a positive charge, which of the items will the rod attract?

(1 point)
Responses

Balloon 1, only
Balloon 1, only

Plastic sheet 2, only
Plastic sheet 2, only

Balloon 1 and Plastic sheet 2
Balloon 1 and Plastic sheet 2

Balloon 2 and Plastic sheet 1

1 answer

When the glass rod is rubbed with silk and gains a positive charge, it will attract items that have a negative charge, due to the principle that opposite charges attract.

Based on the charges you provided:

  • Balloon 1 has a + charge (will not be attracted)
  • Plastic sheet 1 has a - charge (will be attracted)
  • Balloon 2 has a - charge (will be attracted)
  • Plastic sheet 2 has a + charge (will not be attracted)

Thus, the rod will attract Balloon 2 and Plastic sheet 1.

Since the options provided include:

  • Balloon 1, only
  • Plastic sheet 2, only
  • Balloon 1 and Plastic sheet 2
  • Balloon 2 and Plastic sheet 1

The correct answer would be the last option related to which will be attracted by a positively charged rod, which would be Balloon 2 and Plastic sheet 1.

However, since that specific option isn't listed, it seems you might want to select just Balloon 2 (if that's an option you can choose) since it is the only negative charged object. In this case, considering the exact options you have provided, there is no valid response available since Balloon 1 and Plastic sheet 2 have a positive charge and will not attract the glass rod. Based on the provided options, the correct answer should be Balloon 2 and Plastic sheet 1, but it's not listed.

However, to select the closest one, you may want to mention Balloon 2 (if that was an available option). Otherwise, no options correctly match the expected answer based on the charged items.