College Physics (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32160-183-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32160-183-4

Chapter 15 - Electric Charge, Forces, and Fields - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Conceptual Questions - Page 555: 7

Answer

The water would bend the same way as with balloon. Here, the positive charges of the rod would attract the negative ends of water molecules, which will cause the stream to bend towards the rod.

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The water would bend the same way as with balloon. Here, the positive charges of the rod would attract the negative ends of water molecules, which will cause the stream to bend towards the rod.
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