Asked by kelvin calin

The diagram shows the electric field lines around two charges.

Two spheres next to each other. Vectors perpendicular to each surface spread out and are bent away from the other charge. The vectors are away from each charge. The vectors on the opposite sides of the charges are not bent.
Based on the field lines, what is the best description of the charges?

They are negative, and they repel.
The left is negative and the right is positive, so they attract.
The left is positive and the right is negative, so they attract.
They are positive, and they repel.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They are positive, and they repel.

Field vectors pointing away from each sphere mean each is a positive charge. Between two like (positive) charges the field lines push away from each other and bend outward, showing repulsion.