Question

fred rubs a glass rod against a piece of silk, which causes the glass rod to become positively charged. fred moves the charged rod close to a group of small, uncharged pieces of paper. the paper pieces move toward the rod. based on this information, fred can determine that charged objects can

a. destroy uncharged objects.
b. pull uncharged objects.
c. only pull other charged objects.
d. push uncharged objects away.

Explanation:

When a positively - charged glass rod is brought close to uncharged pieces of paper and the paper moves toward the rod, it shows that charged objects can attract (pull) uncharged objects. This is due to the polarization of the uncharged object's electrons in the presence of the charged object.

Answer:

B. pull uncharged objects