What happens when a used plastic refill is rubbed with polythene?

Only refill gets charged.

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Refill and polythene gets charged.

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Only polythene gets charged.

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Both gets discharged.

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The correct option is C Refill and polythene gets charged.
Both of them, refill as well as polythene, gets charged by friction.Due to friction between them on rubbing little heat produced leads to loss of electrons from one material to another hence both gets charged.

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What happens when a used plastic refill is rubbed with polythene?

The correct option is C Refill and polythene gets charged.Both of them, refill as well as polythene, gets charged by friction.Due to friction between them on rubbing little heat produced leads to loss of electrons from one material to another hence both gets charged.

The correct option is C Refill and polythene gets charged.
Both of them, refill as well as polythene, gets charged by friction.Due to friction between them on rubbing little heat produced leads to loss of electrons from one material to another hence both gets charged.