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No.
The actual result is the opposite.
If a charged object is brought into the vicinity of a neutral object, normally the two objects attract.
The attraction is a consequence of polarization. A neutral object is still composed of many charges associated with the electrons and nuclei of the atoms of the object. If it is a conductor, then electrons will easily move around the conductor in an electric field, but even a nonconductor allows some small movement of the electrons of the atoms. In either case, the movement is such that the electrons in the neutral object tend to shift opposite to the direction of any applied field, i.e. towards a positive charge if a positive object causes the field or away from a negatively charged object.
For a neutral object, "polarization" is the charge separation on the object that is caused by the external electric field, for instance a nearby negative object.
(Polarization is, by definition, the charge separation induced by an external field and this is a materials property that is different for different materials.)
When that charge separation takes place, the electrons (negative) will move somewhat away from a negative object nearby and leave a net positive on the part of the neutral object closest to the negative object. The neutral object has equal amounts of positive and negative charge, but the exposed positive charge is closer to the negative object and thus feels a greater force. There is both an attractive force and a repulsive force acting on different regions of the neutral object, but attraction always is greater because the region experiencing the attraction is closest to the external charge causing the polarization.)
In general, a charge (positive or negative), brought near a neutral object will result in polarization of the neutral object and an attractive force between the two object.
Polarization forces are larger when the neutral object is a conductor, but for nonconducting materials it is smaller and depends on the type of material.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. If the neutral object is a conductor, the positively charged object will induce a charge on it and there will be attraction between them, just like a magnet attracts metals objects.
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∙ 13y agoNo, since they are not charged, they neither repel nor attract each other.
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How can an object have a neutral charge if part of the object has a positive and a negative charge?
If the positive and negative charges are equal, then the object has a 'net' neutral charge.
What happens when a positive object touches a positive object?
I believe that they will push away from each other. Only opposites attract.
When there is an equal amount of positive and negative charges on an object what is the object?
As equal amount of positive and negative charges are there then the net charge on the object is the algebraical sum of them and hence it becomes zero. So chargeless.
What type of charge is capable of attracting a neutral body?
A positive charge will attract a neutral body. Positive charges and negative charges repel each other, so they would not be attracted to one another.
Why is a neutral object attractred to a charged object?
This is known as electrostatic induction. As charged object (say positive) is brought near by the neutral object the opposite charges i.e. negative would get attracted towards and positive charges would be pushed away. Yet the object is neutral though the charges got separated. Now due to attraction of unlike charges the neutral is attracted towards the charged one.
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..
What does a neutral and a negative charge do?
They balance the atomic charge and electrical forces.
What is repel in electricity?
Repel means to push away.With electricity- An object with positive electrical charge will repel another object with positive electrical charge.(.....My 9yr old daughter just told me this)
How can an object have a neutral charge if part of the object has a positive and a negative charge?
If the positive and negative charges are equal, then the object has a 'net' neutral charge.
Does a positive charge object attrac a positive charge object?
No, because same charged objects repel each other.
Do a negativity charged and neutral object repel?
No. But they can attract each other, provided the neutral object is a metal, in which case the negatively charged object will induce charges on it to cause the attraction.
What happens when a positive object is close to a neutral object?
Nothing.
What is the fundamental rule for electric charge?
Fundamental laws of electric charges: opposite charges (positive and negative) attract, similar charges (positive and positive or negative and negative) repel, somtimes charged objects will attract a neutral object.
Do positive and neutral attract each other?
both positive and negative objects attract to neutral object so yes positive and neutral will attract each other.
What happens when a positive object touches a positive object?
I believe that they will push away from each other. Only opposites attract.
What three charges can an object have?
positive, negative, and neutral
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.
