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Electrostatics 1. Can an insulator be charged? If so, how would you charge it? If not, why not?
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normally conductors are charges by the principle of induction but for insulators, induction is not possible so we need to create charge by friction.

so when a insulator is rubbed against another material, then electrons present will gain energy and will leave the atom so one material loses electrons and other gain it . this is how insulator can be charged.

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