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When two bodies are rubbed against each other, they acquire- 1 pointequal and like chargesequal and unlike chargesunequal and like chargesunequal and unlike charges

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When two bodies are rubbed against each other, they acquire- 1 pointequal and like chargesequal and unlike chargesunequal and like chargesunequal and unlike charges

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When two bodies are rubbed against each other, they acquire equal and unlike charges.

Here's the step by step explanation:

  1. When two different materials are rubbed together, there is a transfer of electrons from one material to the other.

  2. The material that gains electrons becomes negatively charged (since electrons are negatively charged), and the material that loses electrons becomes positively charged.

  3. The amount of positive charge and negative charge is equal, just on different bodies. This is due to the law of conservation of charge which states that the total charge before and after rubbing remains the same.

  4. Therefore, the two bodies acquire equal and unlike charges.

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