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By what specific means do the bits of fine threads align
Chapter 14, Problem 48E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
By what specific means do the bits of fine threads align in the electric fields shown in Figure 22.19?
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QUESTION:
By what specific means do the bits of fine threads align in the electric fields shown in Figure 22.19?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Vegetable oil is a dielectric material. When an electric field is applied to a shallow bath of vegetable oil the bits of thread become polarized with one end positive and the other negative, and become the electric counterparts of the north and south poles of the magnetic compass.