A glass rod rubbed with silk is suspended near an ebonite rod rubbed with fur. What will be your observation? Give a reason to your answer.

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Solution

When a glass rod rubbed with silk is suspended near an ebonite rod rubbed with fur, the glass rod will attract the ebonite rod.

Reason: Because glass rod acquires positive charge when rubbed with silk while ebonite rod acquires negative charge when rubbed with fur. Since both rods have opposite charge, they will attract each other.

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