Check all that apply. Check all that apply. a. A positive charge and a negative charge attract each other. b. Two positive charges attract each other. c. Two negative charges repel each other. d. Electric charge is conserved. e. A neutral object contains no charge. f. Electric charge is quantized.

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Peyton Barber

18 December, 09:17

Check all that apply. Check all that apply. a. A positive charge and a negative charge attract each other. b. Two positive charges attract each other. c. Two negative charges repel each other. d. Electric charge is conserved. e. A neutral object contains no charge. f. Electric charge is quantized.

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Myah Escobar · Answer 1

Answer: The correct ones are:

A. A positive and a negative charge will attract each another.

C. Two negative charges repel each other.

D. Electric charge is conserved.

F. Electric charge is quantized.

Explanation:

A. This is because unlike charges attract. So, a negative charge is willing to lose its electrons to become neutral and so it will attract a positive charge to itself. Conversely, to become neutral, a positive charge would need an electron, hence, it would attract a negative charge which is willing to lose its electron.

C. This is because like charges repel, hence, they would repel each other. In simple term, both negative charges are willing to lose electrons and not accept, so, they would be looking for positive charges jot negative charges.

D. This is because of the law of conservation of charge. It states that electric charge can neither be created nor destroyed and net electric charge is always conserved.

F. Electric charge is quantized because any electric charge is a multiple of the fundamental electric unit charge, which is the charge of an electron, e. Electric charge can't just take up any random value. Hence, it is quantized.