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Charging of Insulators

Since charge cannot flow through insulators, neither conduction nor induction can be used to charge, insulators, so in order to charge an insulator friction is used. Whenever an insulator is rubbed against a body exchange of electrons takes place between the two. This results in appearance of equal and opposite charges on the insulator and the other body. Thus the insulator is charged.
For example rubbing of plastic with fur, silk with glass causes charging of these things.
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Conductors and Insulators
Last modified on:4 years agoReading Time:2MinutesConductors and Insulators Solids are mainly classified into two groups, conductors and insulators. In conductors, electric charges are free to move from one place to another, whereas in insulators they are tightly bound to their respective atoms. In an uncharged body, there are equal number of positive and negative charges. The…
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Electric Field Due to a Point Charge
Last modified on:3 years agoReading Time:1MinuteElectric Field Due to a Point Charge The electric field produced by a point charge q can be obtained in general terms from Coulomb’s law.First note that the magnitude of the force exerted by the charge q on a test charge q0 is then divide this value by q0 to obtain…
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Electric Field Due to a Charged Ring
Last modified on:3 years agoReading Time:4MinutesElectric Field Due to a Charged Ring A conducting ring of radius R has a total charge q uniformly distributed over its circumference. We are interested in finding the electric field at point P that lies on the axis of the ring at a distance x from its centre. We divide…
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Case Study Questions for Class 10 Science Chapter 7 Control and Coordination
Last modified on:3 years agoReading Time:5MinutesCase Study Questions for Class 10 Science Chapter 7 Control and Coordination Question 1: Read the case/passage and answer the questions given below. To carry out a simple function such as eating food there has to be coordination of the eyes, hands and the mouth. The eyes have to focus on…
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MCQ Questions for Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution
Last modified on:4 years agoReading Time:12MinutesMCQ Questions for Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Q.1. According to Hugo de Vries, speciation is due to(a) accumulation of small variations (b) intraspecific breeding(c) inter specific breeding (d) saltation Answer Answer: (d) Q.2. The most accepted line of descent in human evolution is (a) Australopithecus → Ramapithecus → Homo…
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MCQ Questions for Class 12 Biology Chapter 6 Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Last modified on:4 years agoReading Time:14MinutesMCQ Questions for Class 12 Biology Chapter 6 Molecular Basis of Inheritance Q.1. Gene controls(a) protein synthesis but not heredity(b) protein synthesis and heredity(c) heredity but not protein synthesis(d) biochemical reaction of some enzymes Answer Answer: (b) Q.2. With regard to mature mRNA in eukaryotes(a) exons and introns do not appear…
