O-LevelPhysicsElectricity5054/11 · May/June 2022 · Q301 Mark

An initially uncharged copper rod is placed in a uniform electric field E. The rod is parallel to the field. Which diagram shows the charges induced on the rod?

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Arod with negative charge on left, positive on right, field right

Brod with positive charge on left, negative on right, field right

Crod with negative charge on left, positive on right, field left

Drod with positive charge on left, negative on right, field left

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D: rod with positive charge on left, negative on right, field left

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Topic: Electricity, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Physics, May/June 2022 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 30.

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