Multiple choice

When two bodies are rubbed against each other, they acquire

  1. equal and like charges

  2. equal and unlike charges

  3. unequal and like charges

  4. unequal and unlike charges
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B Correct answer
Explanation

When two objects are rubbed together, electrons are transferred from one to the other. This leaves one object with a positive charge and the other with an equal negative charge, resulting in equal and unlike charges.

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