The existence of a negative charge on a body implies that it has:
lost some of its electrons
lost some of its atoms
acquired some electrons from outside
acquired some protons from outside
A
lost some of its atoms
B
lost some of its electrons
C
acquired some electrons from outside
D
acquired some protons from outside
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A negative charge acquired on a body implies that it has more number of electrons than the number of protons. Hence a body is negatively charged by acquiring some electrons from outside.
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