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Convention of Positive and Negative Charges

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Question 3(b)

State whether the following statement is true or false.
A charged glass rod attracts a charged plastic straw.

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A charged glass rod has positive charges on its surface while a charged plastic straw has negative charges on its surface. Since unlike charges attract each other, a charged glass rod attracts a charged plastic straw. The statement is true.

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