Charging by induction/conduction?

Question

Compare/contrast the behavior of objects which have been charged through conduction to those charged by induction. Determine the sign of the charge produced on an object by conduction/induction.

Answer 1

I would assume you ared asking about static electrical charges.

Induced static electrical charges are asymetric. The  net charge of the object is, more or less, unchanged (one often gets a small amount of leakage through the air) and the charging is a shifting of electrons so that one part of the object has a net positive charge and another part has a net negative charge.

When something is charged by conduction there is usually a flow of electrons such that there is a real net charge across the entire object. If the charging object is removed, the net charge can equalize across the entire object, or, if another charged object is in the vecinity,  there may be an asymetry, where the charge may be more concentrated in one part of the object, but overall, the net charge will no longer be neutral

So, in conduction the charge will be the same as the charged body it was charged from, and in induction there will be zero net change in charge, but the charge near the inducing object will be the opposite of the charge of the inducing object.