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Question
An ebonite rod is rubbed with fur. Compare the charges acquired by them.
Solution
An ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, the electrons are transferred from fur to ebonite rod. Ebonite has an excess of electrons is negatively charged and fur due to a deficit of the same number of electrons gets a positive charge.
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