5. Explain why a charged body loses its charge if we touch it with our hand.
A charged body loses its charge if we touch it with our hand because of earthing. Our body is a good conductor of electricity so, there is charge transfer from the charged body to the earth.
The human body is an electric conductor. As a result, when we come into contact with a charged objects, our bodies conduct their charges to the Earth .That is why, if it loses its charge.