Answer to Question #209006 in Atomic and Nuclear Physics for vali

Question

What is grounding? What effect does it have on a charged conductor? On a charged insulator?

Answer 1

Grounding is the process of removing the excess charge on an object by means of the transfer of electrons between it and another object of substantial size. When a charged object is grounded, the excess charge is balanced by the transfer of electrons between the charged object and a ground.

Negative charged Conductor- e- from conductor to earth, making conductor neutral.

Positive conductor- e- from earth to conductor, making conductor neutral

Charged Insulator- its polarized atoms come into normal bonding position

Grounding makes charged conductors neutral and charged insulators non-polarized.