When a plastic refill is rubbed with polythene, which object acquires an electric charge?

Plastic refill

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Polythene

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Environment

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Both the bodies

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Solution

The correct option is D Both the bodies
Static electricity results due to an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object. These charges can build up on the surface of an object. The rubbing of certain materials against one another can transfer negative charges, or electrons. So when a plastic refill is rubbed with polythene, both plastic refill and polythene acquires an electric charge.

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