The pictures show four electrically charged items.

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Select all of the items a glass rod would attract if it were rubbed with a silk cloth, giving it a positive charge.
A.
balloon 1

B.
balloon 2

C.
plastic sheet 1

D.
plastic sheet 2

E.
balloon 1 and balloon 2

F.
plastic sheet 1 and balloon balloon 1

1 answer

When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, it becomes positively charged. To determine which items it would attract, we need to consider the properties of the objects in the context of electric charge.

  1. Neutral Objects: A positively charged object will attract neutral objects because they will be induced to have a slight negative charge on the side nearest to the positively charged object. This means any neutral item would be attracted.

  2. Negatively Charged Objects: A positively charged object will also attract any negatively charged items because opposite charges attract.

  3. Positively Charged Objects: Positively charged items will repel the positively charged glass rod, meaning it will not be attracted to them.

Based on this reasoning:

  • If balloon 1 is negatively charged, it would be attracted by the positively charged glass rod.
  • If balloon 2 is neutral or positively charged, it would either be attracted or repelled depending on its charge status.
  • Plastic sheet 1 and plastic sheet 2 need to be assessed similarly based on their charges.

Given this information, if we are looking for items that would be attracted to the positively charged glass rod:

  • If balloon 1 is negatively charged, it would be attracted.
  • If balloon 2 is neutral, it would be attracted.
  • If plastic sheet 1 and plastic sheet 2 are neutral or negatively charged, they too would be attracted.

Without the actual images or specific details of the charge of each item, we can reasonably say that if balloon 1 is negatively charged and/or the other items are neutral, those would be the ones attracted to the positively charged glass rod.

Based on typical assignment structures, the correct answers may include:

A. balloon 1 (if it is negatively charged)
B. balloon 2 (if it is neutral)
C. plastic sheet 1 (if it is neutral)
D. plastic sheet 2 (if it is neutral)

Thus the answer could be E. balloon 1 and balloon 2 or more generally, all non-positively charged items would be included based on their charges.