On rubbing glass rod and silk, if the glass rod loses five electrons, wool gains electrons.

less than five

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Solution

The correct option is C five
On rubbing two different materials such as glass and silk, they both become charged. Transfer of electrons takes place from one body to another. Whatever number of electrons the glass rod loses, the same number of electrons are gained by wool.

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