Each of three objects carries a charge. As the drawing shows, objects A and B attract each other, and objects C and A also attract each other. Which one of the following statements concerning objects B and C is true? (a) They attract each other. (b) They repel each other. (c) They neither attract nor repel each other. (d) This question cannot be answered without additional information.

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Lilian Perez

30 June, 13:56

Each of three objects carries a charge. As the drawing shows, objects A and B attract each other, and objects C and A also attract each other. Which one of the following statements concerning objects B and C is true? (a) They attract each other. (b) They repel each other. (c) They neither attract nor repel each other. (d) This question cannot be answered without additional information.

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Kadyn Lin · Answer 1

(b) They repel each other.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that three objects A, B and C.

Object A and B are attract to each other and object C and object A attract to each other.

We have to find the true statement about object B and C.

Let A positive and B is negative.

Therefore, A and B are attract to each other.

When A and C are attract to each other it means C is also negative.

Therefore, B and C are negative.

We know that

Like charges repel to each other and unlike charges attract to each other.

B and C repel to each other because they have like charges.

Option (b) is true.