WAEC Physics 2015 Objective — Question 34

Question 34 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Physics 2015 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The diagram above illustrates two particles W and X. The charges on W and X are respectively

• A. negative; negative
• B. negative; positive
• C. positive; negativeCorrect
• D. positive; positive

Explanation

Field lines point away from W (outward), showing it is positively charged, and point into X (inward), showing it is negatively charged.

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