Charging by friction and electrostatic phenomena

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A student rubs a polythene rod with a dry woollen cloth, which causes the polythene rod to gain a net negative electric charge.

Explain, in terms of the transfer of charged particles, how rubbing the polythene rod with the woollen cloth gives the rod a negative charge.

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