What happens to opposite electrical charges when they come together?

When opposite electrical charges come together, they experience an attractive force. This attraction occurs because positive and negative charges have different properties: positive charges are attracted to negative charges. The result of this interaction is that when they meet, they tend to pull towards one another, ultimately leading to a neutralization of charge if they are allowed to come into contact.

The concept of attraction between opposite charges is fundamental in the study of electrostatics and underlies many physical phenomena, including the behavior of atoms and the formation of molecules. In practical terms, this is why static electricity can cause small objects with opposing charges to stick together or why lightning occurs during a storm when negative and positive charges in the clouds and ground interact.

In contrast, like charges (i.e., two positive or two negative charges) repel each other, which does not apply in this situation with opposite charges. The idea of creating a magnetic field is related to moving charges or current but does not directly pertain to the interaction of static electrical charges. Similarly, while charges can become neutral through a combination of positive and negative charges, the immediate action of opposite charges coming together results primarily in attraction.