Question

State the law of conservation of charge.

Answer 1

The law of conservation of charge:

The law states that charges can neither be created nor destroyed.

1. The net quantity of the charge in a given interaction between charges is always a constant.
2. For example, If two objects, a glass rod and a piece of silk cloth are rubbed against each other, the electron from the glass rod flows to the silk cloth. The flow of charge gives rise to the net negative charge on the silk cloth and the net positive charge on the glass rod.
3. The sum of the charges on glass and silk before rubbing is equal to the sum of the charges on them after rubbing against each other.