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if a suspended object is attracted to another object that is charged, can you conclude that the suspended object is charged?

 
well, i think its a lil more complicated than that

depends on wht u call charged. when a chargeable object is near a charged object, the charges in the original object realign to make it have polarity.
 
Isn't this just Coulombs Law? Both particles have to be charged in order for there to be a force between them. (Since the force is proportional to Q1Q2/r^2)
 
if by charged you mean polarized or is not in electrostatic equilibrium, then yes. If it?s polarized though, the electrons are only unevenly distributed across the object, there is no net charge. Are you dealing with conductors or insulators.
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Isn't this just Coulombs Law? Both particles have to be charged in order for there to be a force between them. (Since the force is proportional to Q1Q2/r^2)
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what he said 😀
 
After trying to understand multipole expansion (monoples, dipoles, quadrupoles, octupules, etc.) nothing about electromagnetism seems to make sense anymore.
 
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