When a body having an imbalance of electrons in it comes in contact with earth through a conducting medium, the earth balances electrons in it by:

Taking out the extra electrons from the body.

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Giving the required number of electrons to the body.

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Giving neutrons to the body to make it neutral.

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Giving protons to the body when the body is negatively charged.

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Solution

The correct options are
A Taking out the extra electrons from the body.
B Giving the required number of electrons to the body.
When a body is charged, either positively or negatively, it is due to only electron transfer. Now the earth is an ocean of electrons so it can take as well as donate the electrons. Therefore, if a body is positively charged, earth makes it neutral by giving electrons to it. If a body is negatively charged, then the earth takes electrons from it to make it neutral.

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