When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth the rod

becomes positively charged while the cloth has a negative charge.

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and the cloth both acquire a positive charge.

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and the cloth both acquire a negative charge.

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becomes negatively charged while the cloth has a positive charge

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The correct option is A becomes positively charged while the cloth has a negative charge.
When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth the rod becomes positively charged by losing electrons (negative charge), while the cloth gets the electron so it becomes negatively charged.

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When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth, then :

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(d) the glass rod becomes negatively charged while the silk cloth has a positive charge.

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