Question

A charged body attracts a neutral body due to

Answer 1

Charged particles indeed attract uncharged ones. The negatively charged body can be thought to be an electron rich specie. ... Hence, the ends of the two bodies develop opposite charges and mutual attraction occurs. The same theory applies for a positively charged body which can attract an uncharged one.

Answer 2

Answer:

Charged particles indeed attract uncharged ones. The negatively charged body can be thought to be an electron rich specie. ... Hence, the ends of the two bodies develop opposite charges and mutual attraction occurs. The same theory applies for a positively charged body which can attract an uncharged one.