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A positive charge and a negative charge are held in place and initially form a dipole.
Then a uncharged conducting bar is placed in between them.
How is the force between the charges affected?
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The force increases.
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The force is unaffected.
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The force decreases.
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D
The answer cannot be determined.
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Solution

The correct option is A The force increases.
The force between charges increases by placing a conductor because as the effective distance between two charges decreases but in case of glass or other dielectrics it decreases.


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