Jeff puts on a leather jacket over his sweater. The sweater becomes negatively charged. Which statements about Jeff's situation are true? The sweater has a tendency to attract electrons. The sweater has a tendency to attract protons. The leather jacket has a tendency to attract electrons. The leather jacket has a tendency to attract protons. The leather jacket has a lower tendency to attract electrons than the sweater.

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Scarlett Kelly

28 March, 20:01

Jeff puts on a leather jacket over his sweater. The sweater becomes negatively charged. Which statements about Jeff's situation are true? The sweater has a tendency to attract electrons. The sweater has a tendency to attract protons. The leather jacket has a tendency to attract electrons. The leather jacket has a tendency to attract protons. The leather jacket has a lower tendency to attract electrons than the sweater.

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Ryleigh Gay · Answer 1

Option (A) and (D)

Explanation:

There are two types of charges.

1. Positive charge

2. Negative charge

Electrons have a negative charge.

A body becomes positively charged if it loses some electrons.

A body becomes negatively charged if it gains some electrons.

As the sweater becomes negatively charged, it means it having a tendency to attract electrons.

The jacket have lesser tendency to attract electrons than sweater.

Yareli Fitzgerald · Answer 2

The answer is A: The leather jacket has a lower tendency to attract electrons than sweater