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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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Numerical Problems Based on Electric Potential for Class 12 Physics
Last modified on:3 years agoReading Time:10MinutesElectric Potential Electric potential, also known as voltage, is a scalar quantity that represents the amount of electric potential energy per unit charge that is present at a point in space. In other words, it is the amount of work that would be required to move a unit positive charge from…
