directions: select each correct image. more than one image may be correct. the diagrams below show…
directions: select each correct image. more than one image may be correct. the diagrams below show interactions between charged particles. the blue particles are negatively charged, and the red particles are positively charged. which of the diagrams shows a correct interaction between the fields of two charged particles?
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Recall electric - field rules
Electric field lines start from positive charges and end on negative charges. For two like - charged particles, the field lines repel each other, and for two opposite - charged particles, the field lines are attracted to each other.
Step2: Analyze each diagram
- Diagram 1 (two positive charges): Field lines should repel each other. The field lines in this diagram correctly show repulsion between two positive charges as they are directed away from each charge and bend away from each other in the region between them.
- Diagram 2 (two positive charges): The field lines are not showing the correct repulsion pattern. They seem to be crossing each other which is incorrect as electric - field lines do not cross.
- Diagram 3 (two negative charges): Field lines should repel each other. The field lines in this diagram correctly show repulsion between two negative charges as they are directed towards each charge and bend away from each other in the region between them.
- Diagram 4 (positive and negative charge): Field lines should be directed from the positive charge to the negative charge. In this diagram, the field - line direction is incorrect.
- Diagram 5 (two negative charges): The field lines are correctly showing the repulsion between two negative charges.
Answer:
Diagram 1, Diagram 3, Diagram 5