COMEDK · Physics · 17. Electrostatics
When a body is earth connected, electrons from the earth flow into the body. This means, the body is
- A uncharged
- B charged positively
- C charged negatively
- D an insulator
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(B) charged positively
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Earth is considered to be source of infinite charges having zero potential. When a body is connected to earth, it also acquires same potential as Earth i.e. zero. By this process excess charges flow through the body to the ground or the body acquires the opposite charges from…
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