Question

If a body is positively charged, then it has

• A. Excess of electrons
• B. Excess of protons
• C. Deficiency of electrons
• D. Deficiency of neutrons

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Deficiency of electrons

Answer is C.

Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field. There are two types of electric charges: positive and negative. Positively charged substances are repelled from other positively charged substances, but attracted to negatively charged substances; negatively charged substances are repelled from negative and attracted to positive. An object is positively charged if it has an deficiency of electrons, and is otherwise negatively charged or uncharged.