What is it called when electric charge is transferred through direct contact?

What is it called when electric charge is transferred through direct contact?

• A. Charging by Induction
• B. Static Electricity
• C. Charging by Friction
• D. Charging by Conduction

Answer: (C)

Direct contact lets charges move because conductors allow electrons to flow when they touch. This transfer of charge through contact is called charging by conduction (charging by contact). When the charged object and the other object touch, electrons flow until both reach the same electric potential, so they share some of the charge. This is different from charging by friction, which involves rubbing two materials to transfer charge, and from charging by induction, which rearranges charges in a conductor without direct contact. Static electricity is the broad idea of an excess or deficit of charge on surfaces.

Direct contact lets charges move because conductors allow electrons to flow when they touch. This transfer of charge through contact is called charging by conduction (charging by contact). When the charged object and the other object touch, electrons flow until both reach the same electric potential, so they share some of the charge. This is different from charging by friction, which involves rubbing two materials to transfer charge, and from charging by induction, which rearranges charges in a conductor without direct contact. Static electricity is the broad idea of an excess or deficit of charge on surfaces.