GCSE Science/Electricity multiple choice practice question 5

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A student rubs a polythene strip with fur and suspends it from a clamp stand. She then rubs another polythene strip with fur and brings it up to the first strip. The two strips repel each other.

Look at the following four statements:

  • A) One of the strips is neutral, the other charged.
  • B) The strips are both negatively charged.
  • C) The strips are both positively charged.
  • D) The strips are both neutral.

Which two of the above statements are false?