The electrical force acting upon the drop equals the weight of the drop. Lightning rods are placed upon homes in order to discharge built-up static charge from clouds during electrical storms. An electric lamp is connected to a 24 Volt battery. The battery establishes a difference in electric potential between the positive and negative terminal. Data Set A Data Set B Data Set C 12.
Measurements show that there is an electric field surrounding the Earth.
From this information, state whether the Earth is positively or negatively charged. Explain your answer using complete sentences. A configuration of three charges is shown below. Demonstrate your understanding of electric fields by drawing the electric field lines for this configuration. Place arrows on each of the field lines to indicate their direction.