One group of students is investigating the properties of charged objects. Their observations are listed below.
When two positively charged objects are brought close to each other, they push each other away.
When two negatively charged objects are brought close to each other, they push each other away.
When a positively charged object is brought close to a negatively charged object, they pull toward each other.
The experiment was repeated by several students using different charged objects.
The results were the same. Based on the investigations, which of these theories would the students most likely propose?
similar charges attract
similar charges repel
positive charges attract all charges
negative charges attract all charges
LOL, like charges repel
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similar charges repel
Based on the observations made by the students, they would most likely propose the theory that "similar charges repel" and "positive charges attract negative charges." This conclusion can be drawn from the fact that when two positively charged objects (similar charges) are brought close to each other, they push each other away. Similarly, when two negatively charged objects (similar charges) are brought close to each other, they also push each other away. On the other hand, when a positively charged object is brought close to a negatively charged object (opposite charges), they are observed to pull toward each other.
To arrive at this conclusion, the students would have conducted experiments by bringing charged objects close to each other and observing their behavior. They would have noticed the repulsion between similar charges and the attraction between opposite charges consistently across different experiments involving different charged objects. By repeating the experiments and observing the same results, the students can confidently propose the theories mentioned above.