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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 changed balloon?

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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.

Explanation: The balloon's negative charge repels electrons in the wall and/or polarizes its molecules, leaving an excess of positive charge on the side nearest the balloon and negative charge slightly farther away. The wall remains overall neutral but shows induced charge separation.