When a negatively charged ebonite rod is brought near a negatively charged and freely suspended ball, then the ball :

gets repelled

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attracted

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is not affected

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A gets repelled
Answer is A.

When two like charges are brought closer, they repel and when two unlike charges are brought closer, they attract each other.
Hence, when a negatively charged ebonite rod is brought near a negatively charged and freely suspended ball, then the ball gets repelled.

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