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





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)

Balloon 1, only

Plastic sheet 2, only

Balloon 1 and Plastic sheet 2

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

Reason: The glass rod is positively charged, so it will attract negatively charged objects (and neutral ones by polarization). From the pictures, Balloon 1 and Plastic sheet 2 are negatively charged, so the rod will attract them.