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https:/lear s Question Completion Status: QUESTION 9 A charged insulating rod is brought near a light, neutral styrofoam ball which is suspended by a string. As the rod nears the ball, which of the following could be observed. Assume no charge is lost to the enviroment over the course of the experiment. Select One of the Following (a) The ball will not move; there is no interaction between the rod and the ball. (b) The ball will swing away from the rod. (c) The ball will swing away from the rod, and then return to its original position. (d) The ball will swing toward the rod initially, but will swing away after it makes contact with the rod. 0 Answer (a) Answer (b) O Answer (c) Answer (d)

Explanation / Answer

answer D

This will beacuse of the rearragements of electron in the ball.

First it will push the similar charge ion away and similar charge ion towards the ball, hence the attractive force.