Question

Explain why a charged body loses its charge if we touch it with our hand.

Answer 1

Earthing:

1. We know that our body is an electrical conductor.
2. If we touch a charged body with our hand, the charges will be conducted through our bodies to the earth.
3. When electric charges are transferred directly to earth through minimum resistance, it results in an instantaneous discharge of the charged body.
4. This phenomenon is known as earthing.

Hence, the charged body loses its charge due to earthing if we touch it with our hand.