Question

What happens when unlike charges come together?
1. Always repel each other
2. Always attract each other
3. Can attract or repel depending on the quantity of charge
4. Can attract or repel depending on the nature of material possessing the charge

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Always attract each other

The correct answer is Always attract each other.

• Electric charge is the physical property of matter that experiences a force when placed in an electromagnetic field.

• There are two types of electric charges i.e. positive and negative.
• Like charges repel each other whereas unlike charges attract each other.
• Thus, two negative charges tend to repel one another, while a positive charge attracts a negative charge.
• An object with an absence of net charge is said to be neutral.
• The attraction or repulsion acts along the line between the two charges.