As electricity is transferred in earth by earthing and lightning, why it does not become negatively charged?
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Why do you think it does not become negatively charged? – Ján Lalinský Nov 15 '20 at 10:41
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5Does this answer your question? What is the net charge of the Earth? – David Nov 15 '20 at 12:17
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The mass and volume of the Earth is very large containing many atoms. Any addition or removal of charge causes the charges to redistribute themselves over this large volume which effectively remains neutral.
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