Why is the Earth called as "the ocean of charges"?

It can absorb a stream of positive charges only.

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It can absorb a stream of negative charges only.

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It can absorb a stream of both positive as well as negative charges.

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It cannot absorb a stream of either positive or negative charges.

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The correct option is C It can absorb a stream of both positive as well as negative charges.
Earth can provide extra electrons to neutralise the positive charge or absorb electrons to neutralise the negative charge. Thus, Earth is known as a huge ocean of charges.

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