A scientist wipes a rubber rod with a wool cloth which leads to a negative charge on the rod. After this, the scientist touches the rod to a neutral metal sphere. This will transfer the negative charges from the rod to the sphere: Which statement explains what will happen to the negative charge, and why? (1 point) Responses It will remain only on one spot of the sphere, because the low conductivity of the metal prevents the charges from spreading out. It will remain only on one spot of the sphere, because the low conductivity of the metal prevents the charges from spreading out. It will only spread to the air around the sphere, because negative charges need to occupy a big area. It will only spread to the air around the sphere, because negative charges need to occupy a big area. It will slowly move to the bottom of the sphere, because the charges are heavy and will sink to the bottom. It will slowly move to the bottom of the sphere, because the charges are heavy and will sink to the bottom. It will spread uniformly over the surface of the sphere, because of the conducting nature of the sphere and similar charges push away from each other.
The correct statement is: "It will spread uniformly over the surface of the sphere, because of the conducting nature of the sphere and similar charges push away from each other."
This is because the metal sphere is a conductor, allowing charges to move freely within its surface. When the negatively charged rod touches the sphere, the negative charges will distribute themselves evenly across the surface of the sphere. This is due to the principle of electrostatic repulsion, where like charges repel each other and try to spread out as much as possible.