Question

What will happen when we rub a glass rod with silk cloth?

• A. Some of electrons from the glass rod are transferred to the silk cloth
• B. The glass rod gets positive charge and silk cloth gets negative charge
• C. New charge is created in the process of rubbing
• D. both (a) and (b) are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is D both (a) and (b) are correct.

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk cloth then some of the electrons from the glass rod get transferred to silk cloth and thus the glass rod get transferred to silk cloth gets negative charge. No new charge is created in the process of rubbing.