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Question
An ebonite rod is rubbed with fur. Compare the charges acquired by them.
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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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