moment) To illustrate the behavior of charge inside conductors, consider a long conducting rod that is suspended by insulating strings (see the figure) View Available Hint(s) Assume that the rod is initially electrically neutral, and that it remains so for this discussion. The rod is positioned along the x axis, and an external electric field that points in the positive x direction (to the right) can be Both electrons and nuclei experience a force to the right. applied to the rod and the surrounding region. The atoms in the rod are composed of positive nuclei (indicated by plus signs) and negative The nuclei experience a force to the right and the electrons experience a force to the left. electrons (indicated by minus signs). Before application of the electric field, these atoms were distributed evenly throughout the rod. (Figure 1) The electrons experience a force to the left but the nuclei experience no force. The electrons experience no force but the nuclei experience a force to the right. Submit Previous Answers Correct Part B Part C Part D The charge imbalance that results from this movement of charge will generate an additional electric field in the region within the rod. In what direction will this field point? View Available Hint(s) O It will point to the right and enhance the initial applied field. O It will point to the left and oppose the initial applied field. Submit Provide Feedback . Figure # ) +1+ 1+ 1 1 + 1 + 1+ 1+ 1 + 1 + +14 1 + 1