When two metal objects, X and Y, are connected to each other by a conducting wire, object X gains electrons.?

From this information, it can be inferred that before the connection was made, object X, compared with object Y, must have had:

A. less capacitance

B. more electrical potential energy

C. a smaller dielectric constant

D. a greater electric charge

E. a greater electric potential

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Valery Drake

12 September, 12:45

When two metal objects, X and Y, are connected to each other by a conducting wire, object X gains electrons.?

From this information, it can be inferred that before the connection was made, object X, compared with object Y, must have had:

A. less capacitance

B. more electrical potential energy

C. a smaller dielectric constant

D. a greater electric charge

E. a greater electric potential

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Abbigail · Answer 1

E. a greater electric potential

Explanation:

Positive charges normally move from regions with high potential to a low potential region. Negative charges normally move from regions with low potential to a high potential region. And since object X gains electrons when connected to object Y (electrons are negative) object X must have had a higher potential than object Y.