A balance of positive and negative charges.

• A. Attract
• B. Uncharged
• C. Repel
• D. Conductor

Answer: (B)

Having a balance of positive and negative charges means the total electric charge is zero. Net charge is the sum of all charges, so when positives and negatives cancel, the object is neutral, or uncharged. This describes the state of the object itself, not the forces it might experience. The terms attract and repel describe how charges push or pull on each other, which depends on the presence of net charge rather than the object’s own charge state. A neutral object can still be drawn toward a charged object due to induction, but its own net charge remains zero. Being a conductor is about how freely charges move inside a material, not about whether the object is charged. So the best description for a balance of positive and negative charges is uncharged.