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 positive charge.

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and the cloth both acquire negative charge.

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becomes negatively charged while the cloth has a positive charge.

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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 while the cloth has a negative charge.

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

(a) the glass rod and silk cloth both acquire the positive charge.

(b) the glass rod becomes positively charged while the silk cloth has a negative charge.

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

A glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth and an inflated rubber balloon is rubbed with a woollen cloth.

Now, out of glass rod, silk cloth, rubber balloon and woollen cloth:

(a) Which two objects acquire negative charge?

(b) Which two objects acquire positive charge?

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