Explain why a charged body loses its charge if we touch it with our hand.

Our body is an electrical conductor. If we touch a charged body with our hand, the charges are conducted through our bodies to the earth.

• When electric charges are transferred to earth directly with minimum resistance, an instantaneous discharge of the charged body occurs.
• This phenomenon is called earthing.
• Therefore, if we touch it with our hand, the charged body loses its charge due to earthing.

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