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Question
A glass rod rubbed with silk cloth acquires a charge of +1.6 X 10-12C. What is the charge on the silk cloth?
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Solution
The silk cloth will acquire the charge opposite to the charge of the glass rod. So the charge acquired by silk cloth will be = -1.6 x 10 -19C.
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