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A lightweight sphere hangs by an insulating thread. A student wishes to determine if the sphere is neutral or electrostatically charged. She has a negatively charged hard rubber rod and a positively charged glass rod. She does not touch the sphere with the rods, but runs tests by bringing them near the sphere one at a time.
4. Describe the test result that would prove that the sphere is neutral
5. Describe the test result that would prove that the sphere is positively charged.

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If the sphere is positively charged, the positive rod is repelled by the sphere while the negative rod is attracted by the sphere.

What is an electrical charge?

An electrical charge can be positive or negative. From the laws of electrostatics, unlike charges attract while like charges repel. As such the effect observed when the rods are individually brought near the sphere will decide the charge on the sphere.

If the sphere is neutral, there is no effect observed when each rod is brought near the sphere. If the sphere is positively charged, the positive rod is repelled by the sphere while the negative rod is attracted by the sphere.

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