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Introduction to Electric Discharge Phenomenon

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What is the reason for the experience of electric discharge when we take off our synthetic clothes or sweater?

Discharge of electric charges through the body, which were accumulated due to rubbing of insulating surfaces (correct)

Generation of static electricity

The discovery of the fact that amber rubbed with wool or silk cloth attracts light objects

The attraction of light objects like straw, pith balls and bits of paper

What is the Greek word from which the term 'electricity' is coined?

Miletus

Thales

Elektron (correct)

Pith

What is the phenomenon of static electricity related to?

Forces, fields and potentials arising from moving charges

The attraction of light objects like straw, pith balls and bits of paper

The discovery of the fact that amber rubbed with wool or silk cloth attracts light objects

Forces, fields and potentials arising from static charges (correct)

What was the discovery made by Thales of Miletus around 600 BC?

The attraction of light objects like straw, pith balls and bits of paper when amber is rubbed with wool or silk cloth Signup and view all the answers

What is the phenomenon of lightning during thunderstorms an example of?

Electric discharge Signup and view all the answers

What happens when two glass rods rubbed with silk cloth are brought close to each other?

They repel each other. Signup and view all the answers

Which property differentiates the two kinds of electric charges mentioned in the text?

Polarity of charge Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an electrified glass rod is brought in contact with the silk used for rubbing?

They neutralize each other's effect. Signup and view all the answers

What did Benjamin Franklin name the charges based on his observations?

Positive and Negative Signup and view all the answers

What is an object called when it possesses an electric charge according to the text?

Electrified or Charged Signup and view all the answers