Sometimes clothes removed from the dryer cling together. What kinds of charges are on the clothes?
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Step 1: When clothes are removed from the dryer, they may have opposite charges due to the friction and movement during the drying process. Show more…
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Sometimes clothes cling together when removed from a dryer. What kinds of charges are on the clothes?
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You add fabric softener to your next load of wash. Your clothes do not cling after they emerge from the dryer. What do the water softener molecules do? (a) Carry away all the excess electrons. (b) Cause sparks in the dryer that discharge the excess charge on the clothes. (c) Form a protective coating that prevents the charge from joining the clothes. (d) Make the cloth fluffy so the charge comes off naturally. (e) Join the cloth molecules and make a conductive layer that prevents excess charge from accumulating on the clothes.
You put many strips of aluminum foil in the dryer along with your clothes. Which answer below best represents the condition of the clothes after leaving the dryer? (a) The clothes are uncharged because the excess charge is on the aluminum strips. (b) The clothes are uncharged because they transfer excess charge to the strips, which transfer it to the metal dryer walls. (c) The clothes are charged but the strips are not because they are conductive. (d) The clothes are charged because the strips are not connected to anything. (e) None of these answers is reasonable.
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