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  • When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth charges appear on both. A similar phenomenon is observed with many other pairs of bodies. Explain how this observation is consistent with the law of conservation of charge.

Q 1.5: When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, charges appear on both. A similar phenomenon is observed with many other pairs of bodies. Explain how this observation is consistent with the law of conservation of charge.

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When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, opposite charges appear on both the rod and the cloth. 

The phenomenon of charging bodies by rubbing them against each other is known as charging by friction. Here, electrons are transferred from one body to another giving both the bodies an equal but opposite charge. The number of electrons lost by one body (attains positive charge due to loss of negatively charged electrons) is equal to the number of electrons gained by the other body (attains negative charge). Therefore, the net charge of the system is zero. This is in accordance with the law of conservation of charge

 

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