Charging by friction and electrostatic phenomena

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Four lightweight cylinders, WWW, XXX, YYY, and ZZZ, are suspended horizontally from their midpoints by insulating nylon threads so that they are free to pivot.

  • Cylinder WWW is a metallic cylinder with a net positive charge.
  • Cylinder XXX is a metallic cylinder that is electrically neutral.
  • Cylinder YYY is a plastic cylinder that is electrically neutral.
  • Cylinder ZZZ is a metallic cylinder with a net negative charge.

Suspended cylinders

A student rubs a polythene rod with a woollen cloth, giving the rod a net negative charge. She then brings this negatively charged rod near one end of each cylinder in turn.

Which of the cylinders will experience a force of attraction when the negatively charged rod is brought near?

WWW and ZZZ only

WWW, XXX, and YYY only

WWW and XXX only

ZZZ only

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