A polythene rod is rubbed with a dry woollen cloth, causing the polythene rod to become negatively charged.
Complete the sentences. Choose from the following options: electrons, neutrons, or protons. The polythene rod becomes charged because it gains ______.
The dry woollen cloth also becomes charged because it loses ______.
What electrical charge is left on the cloth?
The negatively charged polythene rod is brought near a positively charged rod suspended from a thread. State the type of electrostatic force exerted between the two rods.
Explain your answer.
Which statement correctly describes the electric field pattern around a negatively charged isolated sphere?
Two identical negatively charged spheres are placed at different distances from each other:
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