Question

Why ebonite rod silk attached​

Answer 1

They attach due to the attraction of charges.

When the ebonite rod is rubbed with silk, the rod will aquire a negative charge and the silk will aquire a positive charge.

Thus they will attract.

• Like charges repel (+)(+) (-)(-).
• Opposite charges attract (+)(-) (-)(+).
• Charged and neutral attract (+)(-+) (-)(+-).

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