Jack touches a negatively charged plastic rod to a metal sphere. How will the negative charges spread throughout the sphere?(1 point)
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They stay on the top.
They stay on the top.
They spread out unevenly.
They spread out unevenly.
They stay on the bottom.
They stay on the bottom.
They spread out evenly.
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When a negatively charged plastic rod touches a metal sphere, the negative charges (electrons) will redistribute due to the repulsive force between like charges. The electrons will spread out evenly across the surface of the metal sphere because the sphere is a conductor, and charges will move until they reach an equilibrium state.
Therefore, the correct response is:
They spread out evenly.
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