Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 19 - Electric Charges, Forces, and Fields - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 683: 1

Answer

(a) decrease (b) I

Work Step by Step

(a) To give a positive charge to a neutral object, electrons must be removed from it. Thus, the mass of the object is decreased in the process of being charged. (b) Option (I) is correct -- that is, to give the object a positive charge, we must remove some of its electrons, which will reduce its mass.
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