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How many types of charges are there?

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Important Questions on Some Natural Phenomenon

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A body can be negatively charged by
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The device used for detecting charge (positive or negative) on an object is called:
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When an object is touched with the metal top of an electroscope, its aluminium leaves diverge. What conclusion do you get from this observation?
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What will you observe when the metal top of an electroscope is touched with a plastic comb rubbed in dry hair? Give a reason for your answer.
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A glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth and an inflated rubber balloon is rubbed with a woollen cloth. Now, out of glass rod, silk cloth, rubber balloon and woollen cloth which two objects acquire positive charge?
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How will you find out whether an object is charged or not?
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A negatively charged object repels another charged object held near it. What is the nature of charge on the other object?
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When a plastic comb is rubbed with dry hair, the hair gets positively charged by friction. In this process:
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A plastic comb is rubbed with dry hair whereas a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth. Which of these will get negatively charged?
(a) Plastic comb (b) Glass rod (c) Dry hair (d) Silk cloth
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Explain why a charged body loses its charge when we touch it with our hand.
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What happens when we touch the metal top of a charged electroscope with our finger? What is this process known as?
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What will you observe when the metal top of an electroscope is touched with a positively charged object?

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What is an electroscope? Draw a labelled diagram of an electroscope and explain its working.
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A positively charged object repels another charged object kept close to it. What is the nature of charge on the other object?
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When an object gets negatively charged by the process of friction, then:
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What will you observe when the metal top of an electroscope is touched with a glass rod which has been rubbed with silk cloth? Give a reason for your answer.
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Explain why, sometimes when we take off the woollen sweater or a polyester shirt in a dark room, we can see tiny sparks of light and hear a crackling sound.
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An inflated rubber balloon is rubbed with a woollen cloth whereas a ballpoint pen refill is rubbed with a polythene bag. Which of these will get positively charged?
(a) Inflated rubber balloon (b) Woollen cloth (c) Ballpoint pen refill (d) Polythene bag
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A charged object attracts an uncharged object by producing opposite charges in the nearer end of the uncharged object by the process of
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Which of the following cannot be charged by friction, if held by hand?