Bending Water Stream

Electricity and Magnetism Level 2

If an electrified body charged (-) gets near a water stream, it will bend the water stream toward it as illustrated above. Which of following explanations about this phenomenon is correct?

a) This phenomenon occurs due to the dipole structure of water molecules.

b) If an uncharged body gets near a water stream, then the water steam will not bend.

c) If (+) charged body gets near a water stream, then the water steam will bend in the opposite direction.

a) and b) a), b) and c) a) and c) b) and (c)

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Lakshan Dumpa by Lakshan Dumpa , 24, India

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2 solutions

Badagha Jivan
Feb 26, 2014

water molecule has dipole structure with positive and negative pole.

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There might actually be a point to ponder. Water may even bend towards uncharged body if adhesive force is high but certainly it will require contact and the stream will have to have a small diameter.

abhi manyu - 7 years, 3 months ago

why not potion c

Kaushik Reddy - 7 years, 2 months ago
Saipavan Chitta
Mar 10, 2014

water being neutral has both positive and negative charge units in it. when a charged body (positive or negative) comes near the water stream the opposite charge(opposite to charge on the body)gets attracted towards the body. so the water stream always bends towards the charged body.

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So how does this explain why the stream bend away(repel) from the negatively charged rod?

Andrew Jester - 7 years, 2 months ago

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