A student directed a highly charged pointed conductor towards a candle flame. The flame bent. Explain this observation.

      

A student directed a highly charged pointed conductor towards a candle flame. The flame bent. Explain this observation.

  

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Chrispoh
The pointed conductors has a high concentration of charges. Some are lost to the environment and the air is ionized. The like charges will be repelled making the flame to bend.
chrispohmomanyi answered the question on October 1, 2017 at 10:01


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