When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, both become charged due to:

migration of protons

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exchange of electrons and protons

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migration of electrons

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migration of neutrons

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The correct option is C migration of electrons
When a glass rod is rubbed with silk cloth glass rod becomes positively charges while silk cloth becomes negatively charged. This is due to transfer or migration of electrons from glass rod to silk cloth.

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