A positively charged rod is brought close to one end of a neutral metallic plate. What type of charge is induced on the closest side of the plate?

Positive

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Negative

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Neutral

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It depends on the separation between the rod and the plate

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Solution

The correct option is B
Negative

When a charged body is brought to a neutral charged body, the other body acquires a charge. opposite to the one on the initial body. Since it is a positively charged body bought near a neutral body, the body will acquire a negative charge.

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A positively charged rod is brought close to one end of a neutral metallic plate. What type of charge is induced on the closest side of the plate?

The correct option is B Negative When a charged body is brought to a neutral charged body, the other body acquires a charge. opposite to the one on the initial body. Since it is a positively charged body bought near a neutral body, the body will acquire a negative charge.

The correct option is B
Negative

When a charged body is brought to a neutral charged body, the other body acquires a charge. opposite to the one on the initial body. Since it is a positively charged body bought near a neutral body, the body will acquire a negative charge.