an in sulater can acquire charges only by induction.. either by bringin a charged body near it or by rubbbing wit suitable material...
why electrostatic experiments not work well in humid days.
how can insulator get charged?
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Lokesh Verma
·2009-01-09 08:57:16
Water has its own polarity.. So it changes the "conductivity" of air..
it causes some charge set up in air as well!!!!! (Like a dielectric (non-conductor) does)
Pavithra Ramamoorthy
·2009-01-09 09:00:01