What happens to the mass of the body when it is (1) positively charged (2) negatively charged?
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Since we know that charging of a body depends upon transfer of electrons. So, if a body becomes negatively charged it will gain electrons that is its mass will increase and if a body becomes positively charged it loses electrons hence its mass will decrease.
Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field. There are two types of electric charges: positive and negative. Positively charged substances are repelled from other positively charged substances, but attracted to negatively charged substances; negatively charged substances are repelled from negative and attracted to positive.
An object is negatively charged if it gains excess of electrons, and is otherwise positively charged if loses excess of electrons or uncharged.
Hence, A body can be negatively charged by Giving excess of electrons to it.