Part A

A small metal ball is given a negative charge, then brought near $($i$.$e$.,$ within about $\frac{1}{10}$ the length of the rod$)$ to end $A$ of the rod. What happens to end $A$ of the rod when the ball approaches it closely this first time?

Select the expected behavior.

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strongly repelled

strongly attracted

weakly attracted

weakly repelled

neither attracted nor repelled