Question

What do you understand by the static or frictional electricity ?

• A. Discarging of two bodies on rubbing them together is called static or frictional electricity.
• B. Charging of two bodies on rubbing them together is called static or frictional electricity.
• C. Electricity which is static is called static or frictional electricity.
• D. Electricity on high friction bodies is called static or frictional electricity.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Charging of two bodies on rubbing them together is called static or frictional electricity.

Static electricity is produced when a suitable combination of substances (e.g., glass rod and silk, ebonite rod and cat's skin, sealing wax and wool) are rubbed together and get electrified due to friction.