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)

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Responses

+1 C
+1 C

+2 C
+2 C

–2 C
–2 C

–1 C

Answer 1

The force between two charges is given by Coulomb's law, which states that the magnitude of the force between two charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

Since object A has a charge of -1 Coulomb, it will attract positive charges and repel negative charges. The most strongly attracted charge would be one with the greatest positive magnitude.

Among the given options:

• +1 C: Attracts
• +2 C: Attracts (and more strongly than +1 C)
• -2 C: Repels
• -1 C: Repels

Therefore, the charge that would be most strongly attracted by object A (–1 C) is +2 C.