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A glass rod is rubbed with silk. Explain the charging of the glass rod and the silk on the basis of electron movement.
Static Electricity
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When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, the free electrons from the glass rod are transferred to the silk. The glass rod loses some electrons and it becomes positively charged. The silk gains the same number of electrons and it becomes negatively charged by an equal amount.
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