What will happen when we put a positively charged plate near conductors?

When a positively charged plate is brought near a conductor, the following steps occur:

1. The free electrons in the conductor are attracted to the positively charged plate. This is due to the law of electrostatics which states that unlike charges attract each other.

2. The movement of these free electrons towards the positively charged plate leaves a deficit of electrons on the other side of the conductor. This side becomes positively charged as a result.

3. The side of the conductor near the positively charged plate becomes negatively charged due to the accumulation of free electrons.

4. This distribution of charges induces an electric field within the conductor. The direction of this field is from the positively charged side to the negatively charged side.

5. The conductor is now polarized with one side being positively charged and the other side being negatively charged. This is known as electrostatic induction.

6. If the positively charged plate is removed, the electrons will redistribute themselves evenly throughout the conductor, returning it to a neutral state.

7. If the conductor is grounded while the positively charged plate is still near, the electrons will flow to the ground, leaving the conductor positively charged. When the plate is removed, the conductor will remain positively charged.