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A negatively, charged rod is brought close to (but not touching ) an uncharged sphere. If the sphere is momentarily earthed and then the...

A negatively, charged rod is brought close to (but not touching ) an uncharged sphere. If the sphere is momentarily earthed and then the rod is removed, briefly explain what happens.

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Chrispoh
When the negatively charged rod is brought near the sphere, positive charges are attracted to the rod while negative charges repelled. When earthing is done, negative charges are conducted to the earth leaving only positive charges in the sphere. When the rod is removed, the positive charges in the sphere repel against themselves and distribute evenly in the sphere.
chrispohmomanyi answered the question on September 18, 2017 at 14:22

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