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Some neutral objects have a weak dipole force where electron distribution is random across the whole object, and at any one given time, one side may be slightly more positive than the other. This attraction is very weak but it happens frequently especially in solutions.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoCharged objects attract neutral objects when the charged object causes a separation of charge to occur in the neutral object and subsequently the oppositely charged region of the neutral object is closer (and hence feels the stronger force) than the like-charged region.
The same thing may be said with greater detail.
A charged object can induce a separation of charges in a neutral object. If the neutral object is a conductor, then the magnitude of the charge separation can be nearly as large as the charge causing it. If the object is not a conductor then the charge separation is normally merely a polarization of the atoms and molecules in the neutral object and the effect and subsequent attraction is much much smaller.
The attraction results from the charged object attracting the opposite sign charges and repelling the like signed charges in the neutral object. The subsequent movement of the like and same signed charges is such that the like charges are further away and the unlike charges are closer hence the attraction force is greater than the repulsion force over all.
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∙ 12y agoThe charged object can repel or attract the negatively charged electrons in the neutral object. If the object is negative it repels electrons leaving the surface of the other object positive so they attract. I f the object if positive it attracts the electrons closer to the surface meaning that the surface is now negative and therefore the two objects attract.
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∙ 8y agoNeutral objects placed next to charged objects develop small charges on their surfaces. This is called electrostatic induction. If the charged object is positive, it attracts electrons in the neutral object and they build up on the surface. Thus we now have two oppositely charged bodies, which attract each other. If the charged object is negative, it repels electrons in the surface of the neutral object, and a positive charge builds up. The effect is usually small and only noticed when the neutral object is small and light.
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∙ 11y agoYes it is possible as it induces opposite charges near by. This is called electrostatic induction.
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∙ 13y agoNot all the neutral objects are attracted by charged objects, only those objects which contain free electrons are attracted by charged objects.
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∙ 11y agoNo. Charged objects can only attract other charged objects of opposite charge.
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∙ 8y agoThis can happen if the charged option induces a separation of charges in the neutral objects.
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∙ 8y agoCharged objects will induce an opposite charge on the neutral object. If that charge cannot escape then you will have two opposite charges which will attract one another.
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What does a neutral and a negative charge do?
They balance the atomic charge and electrical forces.
An electrically neutral object can be attracted by a positively charged object because?
A neutral pith ball is still "charged", it just doesn't display excessively charged behavior. Since it is neutral, having nearly equal positive and negative charge, the proximity of the positively charged pith ball still attracts the negative charge present in the ball, inducing polarization moving the ball closer to the positively charged one. Once they make contact, the conductibility of the pith ball quickly accepts excess charge from the other, creating a like charge repulsion.
When a negatively charged object approaches a neutral object what sort of charge is induced on the neutral object?
None. That said, most neutral objects we meet in everyday life are composed of positively and negatively charged objects which simply cancel out to give an overall neutral object. This is important because they can create Van der Waal forces, since the positive is a bit stronger than the negative in some areas very close to the object, and vice versa.
Why do bonding ions in ionic bonds need a zero net charge?
Since all ionic compounds start out as neutral atoms having no net charge which then undergo chemical reactions in order to form an ionic compound, the resulting compound will also have no net charge (the principle of conservation of charge tells us that electric charges are neither created nor destroyed). I will add that there is a reason why there are so many electrically neutral atoms and molecules, rather than electrically charged ones. Anything that has an electrical charge will, by the operation of Coulomb's Law, attract any objects having an opposite charge. Protons attract electrons, and so forth. So charged objects will eventually form larger, neutral conglomerates of some sort.
What happens when a positively charged electron becomes neutral?
Electrons are negatively charged. They cannot be positively charged or neutral.
2.Positively charged objects can only attract objects that are negatively charged?
Any charged object weather positively charged or negatively charged will have an attractive interaction with a neutral object. Neutral objects do not attract or repel each other.
How do charged objects interact with each other differently from the way a charged object interacts with neutral objects?
Two objects that are similarly charged will repel, while two objects with opposite charges will attract. Moreover, a neutral object will attract either charges
How do charged objects affect neutral objects?
Objects with the same charge repel each other.
How do neutral objects behave when placed near charged objects?
They repel, same with two negatively charged objects
How charged objects react with neutral objects and same charged objects?
Charged objects don't have an effect on neutral objects, and repel objects with like charges.
Why do some charged objects pull each other while other charged objects push each other?
The charged object may induce a separation of charges in the neutral object.The charged object may induce a separation of charges in the neutral object.The charged object may induce a separation of charges in the neutral object.The charged object may induce a separation of charges in the neutral object.
List three laws of charges and give exaples of them?
the three laws of charges are unlike charge attract, like charge repel, and charged objects attract uncharged (neutral) objects.
What are the 3 laws of charges?
1.) Opposite charges attract. 2.) Like charges repel. 3.) Neutral objects are attracted to charged objects.
If a metal object receives a positive chargedoes the mass of the object increasedecreaseor stay the same?
Object A is charged . Because the neutral objects do not repel or attract charged bodies..
How do neutral objects behave toward charged objects?
They do not react to charged particles.
Do positively charged objects attract each other?
no,they do not attract.
What happens when charged objects placed near the neutral objects?
There will be an attractive interaction between the charged object and the neutral object.
