What is meant by quantization of electric charge?
What is the cause of quantization of electric charge?
The quantization of electric charge means that the total charge of the body is always an integral multiple of a basic quantum of charge (e) i.e
q = ne where, n = 0, ±1, ±2, ±3, …
The basic cause of quantization of electric charge is that during rubbing only an integral number of electrons can be transferred from one body to another.