What term describes the building of space between particles of opposite charges?

• A. Induction
• B. Conduction
• C. Separation
• D. Friction

Answer: (C)

Separation is the idea that distance between charged particles increases. When charges respond to forces or external fields, opposite charges can move apart, creating more space between them. This term captures the process of charges becoming farther from one another, which is exactly what’s described by “building of space between particles of opposite charges.”

Induction describes how a neutral object redistributes its internal charges in the presence of a nearby charge, which is a specific way charges rearrange rather than a general increase in distance. Conduction is the transfer of charge through contact, and friction is charging by rubbing. These describe how charge moves or is transferred, not the act of increasing the distance between opposite charges.