1. Explain the following : (a) Nylon clothing crackles as you undress.
(b) TV screens soon become very dusty.
(c) It might be dangerous to raise an umberella in a storm.
(d) A rubbed balloon will stick to the wall for sometimes.
2. Explain the role of a lightning conductor in protecting a tall building from lightning.
3. Can the electrostatic charges be stored ? If so how ?
4. The top of a lightning conductor is always higher than the top of the building. Give Reason.
ELECTROSTATIC FORCE MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AS WHEN WE RUB THE BALLOON WITH A SYNTHETIC CLOTH IT GETS CHARGED AND WHEN IT IS PRESSED AGAINST WALL IT STICKS TO IT