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Suppose two spherical bodies' A ' and 'B' of equal mass say 'm', are rubbed against each other. Due to friction a positive charge appears on A and an equal amount of negative charge appears on B (A->Positively Charged; B->Negatively Charged). If these bodies are then placed 'r' meters apart from each other in a vacuum (where no force other than their mutual attraction is present) then what can be said about their acceleration?

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None of them will accelarate.
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They will both accelerate with equal accelaration.
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They will both accelarate with unequal accelaration.
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The data is not enough to draw any conclusion.
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The correct option is C They will both accelarate with unequal accelaration.
When we place the spheres in the vacuum (with no force other than their mutual attraction) then they will both feel an accelaration according to newton's second law of motion. Since the force is attractive they will accelarate towards each other. As the direction of acceleration is opposite for both the bodies we can conclude with certainity that the acceleration will be unequal irrespective of whether the magnitude is equal or not. So the right answer is C.

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Select the correct alternative:

(a) when a glass rod is rubbed with the dry silk cloth, the charge acquired by the silk cloth is :

(i) positive

(ii) negative

(iii) both positive and negative

(iv) none of the above.

(b) When an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur,the rod acquires:

(i) positive charge

(ii) negative charge

(iii) no charge

(iv) none of the above.

(c) When a negatively charged body is brought closer to another negatively charged body, then they will show :

(i) attraction

(ii) no effect

(iii) repulsion

(iv) none of the above.

(d) Charging a conductor by bringing another charged conductor close to it without touching is called :

(i) induction (ii) conduction

(iii) convection (iv) radiation.

(e) The factor responsible for charging a conductor is :

(i) transfer of protons

(ii) transfer of neutrons

(iii) transfer of electrons

(iv) transfer of protons and electrons.

(f) Two objects when rubbed together get charged.The charges on them are:

(i) equal and opposite

(ii) equal and similar

(iii) unequal and similar

(iv) unequal and opposite

(g) When a glass rod is rubbed with silk,the glass rod and the silk get charged because:

(i) electrons are transferred from the silk to the glass rod

(ii) electrons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk.

(iii) protons are transferred from the silk to the glass rod.

(iv) protons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk.

(h) The conductor of electricity is :

(i) wood (ii) glass

(iii) ebonite (iv) human body

(i) A gold leaf electroscope is to be charged positively by conduction.For this:

(i) a positively charged rod is held close to near the disc of electroscope.

(ii) a positively charged rod is placed in contact with the disc of electroscope.

(iii) a negatively charged rod is held close to near the disc of electroscope.

(iv) a negatively charged rod is touched with the disc of electroscope.

(j) A glass rod rubbed with silk is touched with the disc of negatively charged gold leaf electroscope.The divergence of leaves will:

(i) decrease

(ii) increase

(iii) remain unchanged

(iv) first decreases and then increases.

(k) The rod in gold leaf electroscope is made up of:

(i) wood (ii) brass

(iii) glass (iv) ebonite

(l) Lighting conductor is made up of :

(i) copper (ii) glass

(iii) ebonite (iv) wood

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