The resistance to the motion of negative electrons through different types of materials is, in decreasing order, dry soil, moist soil, underground water, oil, and iron ore. How can this knowledge and the measurement of the charge reaching the detector per unit time help identify what type of material is under Earth’s surface?
(a) More electrons will reach the detector from iron than from dry soil.
(b) The electrons reaching the detector will carry water with them if water is under the surface.
(c) The electrons reaching the detector are affected very little by what’s under the surface.
(d) The detector will get more electric charge if the resistance to flow is less, and resistance is related to the type of material.
(e) a and d