Analyze the given statements and choose the correct option:

Statement1: If a glass rod is rubbed with silk cloth it acquires positive charge.

Statement2: A body acquires a positive charge when electrons are removed from it.

Both the statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1

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Both the statements are correct but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1

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Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect

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Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct

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Solution

The correct option is A
Both the statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk cloth it acquires positive charge as electrons move from glass rod to the silk, hence silk gets negatively charged and rod gets positively charged.

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When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth, then :

(a) the glass rod and silk cloth both acquire the positive charge.

(b) the glass rod becomes positively charged while the silk cloth has a negative charge.

(d) the glass rod becomes negatively charged while the silk cloth has a positive charge.

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