A bit of confusion.........
Electricity and Magnetism
Level
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Electric charges A and B are attracted to each other. Electric charges B and C are also attracted to each other. If A and C are held close together they will :
attract
repel
more information is needed to answer
not affect each other
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1 solution
We have no idea about the magnitudes of the charge. So a charge when brought closer to a same charge but smaller in magnitude then it can induce opposite charge on the other and attract it. Hence A,B and C may be of same or opposite charges.