Two Charged Particles Held Close to Each Other Are Released

question 71

Multiple Choice

Two charged particles held close to each other are released. As the particles move, the velocity of each increases. Therefore, their charges have

• A) opposite signs.
• B) the same sign.
• C) either the same or opposite signs.
• D) impossible to answer without additional information

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Definitions:

Medial Geniculate Nucleus

A part of the thalamus that acts as a relay station for auditory information on its way to the cerebral cortex.

Inferior Colliculus

One of two rounded eminences of the midbrain; involved with hearing.

Cochlear Nucleus

Neurons from the cochlear nerve synapse within the dorsal or ventral cochlear nucleus in the superior medulla oblongata.

Tectorial Membrane

A structure in the inner ear that plays a key role in the process of hearing by interacting with hair cells on the organ of Corti.