Electrostatic Induction

Electrostatic Induction Points : Electrostatic Induction Electrostatic Induction can be explained best by following illustrations. Say when a positively charged body A is placed near another body B, which does not have any charge on it, then, negative charge will be induced on B on the portion nearest to the charge body A, (a) and a positive charge, equal in magnitude to the induced (which is called electrostatic induced) negative charge, will appear at the other end of B furthest from the charged body A. This means that the negative and positive charges electrostatic induced on B are equal in magnitude. This electrostatic charged negative charge on B and positive charge of the charged body A, are known to be BOUND CHARGES, as each of them remains bound / held to each other and cannot go away. But the positive charges on B are, known be free charges.