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When a body is earth connected, electrons from the earth flow into the body. This means the body

A

charged negatively

B

an insulator

C

unchanged

D

charged positively,

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D
When positively charged body is connected to the earth, the electron from earth flows to the body and the body loses its positive charge.
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