A Question about Charging by Conduction

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Okay...Is it possible to charge a metal, by conduction, using only a single terminal of a battery?...Like it we touch only the negative terminal with the metal, is it going to get a negative charge??...If not, then why?
 
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Kaneki123 said:
Okay...Is it possible to charge a metal, by conduction, using only a single terminal of a battery?...Like it we touch only the negative terminal with the metal, is it going to get a negative charge??...If not, then why?
To charge it, you need to have charge moving, which is a current, right? What kind of a circuit do you need for current to flow?
 
berkeman said:
To charge it, you need to have charge moving, which is a current, right? What kind of a circuit do you need for current to flow?
When we simply touch a negatively charged metal rod with a neutral metal rod, the charge distributes itself over the both surfaces...I am asking if this is possible in my case?