Jeff puts on a leather jacket over his sweater. the sweater becomes negatively charged. which statements about jeff’s situation are true? the sweater has a tendency to attract electrons. the sweater has a tendency to attract protons. the leather jacket has a tendency to attract electrons. the leather jacket has a tendency to attract protons. the leather jacket has a lower tendency to attract electrons than the sweater.

The answer is A: The leather jacket has a lower tendency to attract electrons than sweater

Option (A) and (D)

Explanation:

There are two types of charges.

1. Positive charge

2. Negative charge

Electrons have a negative charge.

A body becomes positively charged if it loses some electrons.

A body becomes negatively charged if it gains some electrons.

As the sweater becomes negatively charged, it means it having a tendency to attract electrons.

The jacket have lesser tendency to attract electrons than sweater.