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: 2

Answer

(a) increase (b) I

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that when a negative charge is given to a neutral object, the electrons are added to the mass, which implies that the mass of the object is increased. (b) Option is (I) correct -- that is, to give the object a negative charge, we must give it more electrons and this will increase its mass.
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