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Introduction
Electrostatic induction is a method to create or generate static electricity in a material by bringing an electrically charged object near it. This causes the electrical
charges to be redistributed in the material, resulting in one side having an excess of either positive (+) or negative (−) charges. In induction the charged body
does not lose any of it's charge while in the process where the uncharged body is attaining any charge.
Principles
When the object is not grounded, then an electrically charged object will induce equal and opposite charges in that object.
An electrically charged object does not receive or transfer any electrons to the object going to get induced.
When the inducing object is near, and any part of the material is grounded, then a charge opposite in polarity will get attracted. On the contrary, the
object will consist of the charge that is opposite to the inducing charge.