Question

Question 8
Explain why a charged balloon is repelled by another charged balloon whereas an uncharged balloon is attracted by another charged balloon?

Answer 1

A charged balloon is repelled by another charged balloon because both carry same charges and we know same charges repel each other. Whereas, an uncharged balloon is attracted by charged balloon because unlike charges attract each other.

In second condition, an uncharged balloon gets attracted towards a charged balloon because the charged balloon induces opposite charge on it. This process of inducing charge on an uncharged body by bringing it close to a charged body is known as induction.