When a long-haired woman puts her hands on a Van de Graaff generator a large conducting sphere with charge being delivered to it by a conveyer belt make her hair stands on end. Which of the following explains this phenomenon?
Her hair will not stand on end
Like charges attract
Like charges repel
Her body is conducting a current to the ground
The Van de Graaf generator makes a magnetic field that draws her hair up on end

Question

When a long-haired woman puts her hands on a Van de Graaff generator a large conducting sphere with charge being delivered to it by a conveyer belt make her hair stands on end. Which of the following explains this phenomenon?
Her hair will not stand on end
Like charges attract
Like charges repel
Her body is conducting a current to the ground
The Van de Graaf generator makes a magnetic field that draws her hair up on end

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

Charge -either positive or negative- is brought to the woman by the Van de Graaf generator- This charge then migrates to the ends of her hair- The repulsive force between like charges makes the hair separate and stand on end- A violates Columbs Law- D and E do not explain the phenomenon-xA0-

Charge (either positive or negative) is brought to the woman by the Van de Graaf generator. This charge then migrates to the ends of her hair. The repulsive force between like charges makes the hair separate and stand on end. A violates Columbs Law. D and E do not explain the phenomenon.