Explain the following statements (i) A nylon shirt stick on the body and cracks when removed (ii) Tankers carrying fuel have loose chain hanging under them to touch the...

      

Explain the following statements
i. A nylon shirt stick on the body and cracks when removed
ii. Tankers carrying fuel have loose chain hanging under them to touch the ground as they move.
iii. A glass window if wiped with a dry cloth on a dry day takes little time to become dusty

  

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joseph
i. As the person move about the shirts become charged and it is attracted by the body when remove it
cracks since it ionizes the air around it and charge is being released that is why it cracks.
ii. The chain is meant to discharge the tanker hence protecting it from sparking into flames
iii. When the glass is rubbed it gets charged and it attracts the dust particles on its surface.

joseph rimiru answered the question on November 1, 2017 at 20:15


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