Will they repel each other?
Electricity and Magnetism
Level
2
Can a charged body repel an uncharged body?
Assume that there are no other charges in the vicinity and the bodies do not touch each other.
Yes, by inducing charges in the uncharged body
No, it can't
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When a charged body comes near to the neutral body, then the charges will be induced in the neutral body.
Notice that from the above diagram that the opposite charge will induce at the surface nearer to the charge and vice-versa. Therefore, the objects will feel a net attractive force.