O-LevelPhysicsElectricity5054/11 · May/June 2012 · Q271 Mark

A polythene rod is rubbed with a duster. The duster then attracts small pieces of paper. Are the rod and the duster charged or uncharged?

Acharged charged

Bcharged not charged

Cnot charged charged

Dnot charged not charged

✓ Correct answer

A: charged charged

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Topic: Electricity, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Physics, May/June 2012 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 27.

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