It is a convention to call the charge acquired by a glass rod when it is rubbed with silk as positive. The other kind of charge is said to be negative. It is observed that when a charged glass rod is brought near a charged plastic straw rubbed with polythene, there is attraction between the two. What doi you think would be the kind of charge on the plastic straw?

It is a convention to call the charge acquired by a glass rod when it

1.	It is a convention to call the charge acquired by a glass rod when it is rubbed with silk as positive. The other kind of charge is said to be negative. It is observed that when a charged glass rod is brought near a charged plastic straw rubbed with polythene, there is attraction between the two. What doi you think would be the kind of charge on the plastic straw?
Answer» ANSWER :The PLASTIC STRAW ACQUIRED a negative charge.