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A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to have a negative charge of `3 xx 10^(-7)` C.
Is there a transfer of mass from wool to polythene?

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Yes, some electrons are transferred from wool to polythene but mass of electron transferred being infinitesimally small, the transfer of mass may be neglected.
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