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Question
When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, the glass rod and the silk get charged because
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electrons are transferred from the silk to the glass rod
electrons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk
protons are transferred from the silk to the glass rod
protons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk
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Solution
electrons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk
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