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Explain why, when two bodies, charged by rubbing them together, acquire equal and opposite charge.

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In an atom, the positively charged particles are firmly bounded, whereas the negatively charged particles are loosely bounded. So, when two bodies are rubbed together, some negatively charged particles move from one body to another. Thus, the body losing negative charges becomes positively charged and the body gaining negative charges becomes negatively charged.

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