A positively charged rod is brought close and touches a neutral pith ball hanging by a thread. The pith ball?

Question

a) becomes negatively charged
b) is repelled by the rod and the attracted to the rod
c) is attracted to the rod and remains attracted to the rod
d) is attracted to the rod and then repelled by the rod
e) remains hanging by a thread motionless and unaffected by the rod

Answer 1

It is option "c". It will attract due to induction of negative charge and it will remain attracted as soon as it touches the rod as induced charge will disappear as soon as it touches it.