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Two students are each holding a negatively charged balloon. The students firmly hold the balloons so that the balloons are close to each other but not touching. The students then release the balloons at the same time. Which statement BEST predicts how the balloons would move once they are released?

A.
The electrical force on the balloons will cause them to accelerate away from each other, increasing the distance between the balloons.

B.
The electrical force on the balloons will cause them to accelerate toward each other, increasing the distance between the balloons.

C.
The electrical force on the balloons will cause them to accelerate away from each other, decreasing the distance between the balloons.

D.
The electrical force on the balloons will cause them to accelerate toward each other, decreasing the distance between the balloons.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A.

Like charges repel, so the negatively charged balloons exert forces on each other that push them apart. When released they accelerate away from each other, increasing the distance between them (the repulsive force decreases as they get farther apart).