Charging by Contact
insulators.
Electron Movement
Free movement
None or very low
Charge transfer
Charge gets distributed over whole body once it is transferred to a conductor.
Charge stays at one place when transferred to an insulator.
Examples
Human body, Metals, water
Plastic, wood, glass o
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Semiconductors offer resistance to movement of charges which is between conductors and non-conductors.
The process where excess charge from a body or object goes to ground, by touching the charge carrying conducting body to earth is called earthing or grounding.
Charging by Contact