Object A has a charge of –1 Coulomb. At a given distance, the object with which charge would be most strongly attracted by object A?(1 point)

Question

Responses

–2 C
–2 C

+2 C
+2 C

–1 C
–1 C

+1 C
+1 C

Answer 1

Object A has a charge of -1 Coulomb. According to the law of electrostatics, opposite charges attract each other while like charges repel each other.

Given the options:

• -2 C (like charge, repulsive)
• +2 C (opposite charge, attractive)
• -1 C (like charge, repulsive)
• +1 C (opposite charge, attractive)

The strongest attraction would occur with the charge that has the highest magnitude and is opposite in sign. Therefore, the object with charge +2 C would be most strongly attracted to object A (-1 C).

So, the correct response is:

+2 C.