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What are the two kinds of electric charges?

There are two types of charges: Positive charge and negative charge. Like charges repel each other and unlike charges attract each other.

What kind of electric charge is acquired:

(a) by a glass rod rubbed with silk cloth?

(b) by a plastic comb rubbed with dry hair?

What type of electric charge is acquired by a rubber balloon when rubbed with a woolen cloth?

A negatively charged object attracts another charged object placed near it. What is the nature of charge on the other object?

A positively charged object repels another charged object kept close to it. What is the nature of charge on the other object?