Question

Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding charge on the body?
1. Like the gravitational force between two masses, charges always attracts each other.
2. Unlike charges attract each other
3. Like charges repel each other 
4. All of the above are correct statements.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Like the gravitational force between two masses, charges always attracts each other.

CONCEPT:

• Electric charge: A physical property of matter due to which the body experiences a force when it is placed in the electromagnetic field is known as Electric charge.
• There are two types of electric charge

1. positive
2. negative

• A positive charge attracts a negative charge and repels the positive charge.
• A negative charge attracts a positive charge and repels a negative charge.

​EXPLANATION:

• A positive charge attracts a negative charge and repels the positive charge.
• A negative charge attracts a positive charge and repels a negative charge.
• It means Like charges repel each other and unlike charges attract each other.
• All the charges do not attract all the other charges always.
• So statement 1 is incorrect.
• Hence the correct answer is option 1.