When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, charges appear on both. A similar phenomenon is observed with many other pairs of bodies. Explain how this observation is consistent with the law of conservation of charge.
When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, charges appear on both. A similar phenomenon is observed with many other pairs of bodies. Explain how this observation is consistent with the law of conservation of charge.
According to the law of conservation of charge, "charge can neither be created nor be destroyed but can be transferred from one body to another body".
Before rubbing the two bodies they are neutral i.e., the total charge of the system is zero. When the glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, the charge appears on both glass rod and the silk colth. Some electrons from glass rod are transferred to silk cloth hence glass rod attains positive charge (due to loss of electrons) and silk cloth attains same negative charge (due to gain of electrons).
Again the total charge of the system is zero, i.e., the charge before rubbing is same as the charge after rubbing. This is consistent with the law of conservation of charge. Here, we can also say that changes can be created only in equal and unlike pairs.
According to the law of conservation of charge, "charge can neither be created nor be destroyed but can be transferred from one body to another body".
Before rubbing the two bodies they are neutral i.e., the total charge of the system is zero. When the glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, the charge appears on both glass rod and the silk colth. Some electrons from glass rod are transferred to silk cloth hence glass rod attains positive charge (due to loss of electrons) and silk cloth attains same negative charge (due to gain of electrons).
Again the total charge of the system is zero, i.e., the charge before rubbing is same as the charge after rubbing. This is consistent with the law of conservation of charge. Here, we can also say that changes can be created only in equal and unlike pairs.
