ok there is this light postively charged object and its close to this wire(electrons) which is part of a circuit.will this light object get attracted to the wire .oh and the wire has no insulatorcovering it.
2007-09-26 09:13:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
probably not, unless there is a strong enough flux field around the wire to attract it. A wire will create a magnetic field around it when current is passed through it, but it is very slight, and doubtful that any physical object can be moved without coiling the wire to intensify the field. On another note, electrons will be pulled toward the wire, take a wire and pass a current through it and lay it on your tv screen, the electrons in the cathode ray tube will be deflected enough to mess up the colors.
2007-09-26 09:26:42 · answer #1 · answered by Dondi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electric current will have no effect on the static charged object.
If this circuit is isolated from Earth ground (isolated battery, wire, etc), you can actually 'charge' the whole system (battery, wire, load, etc.) electrostatically with a positive charge (pull some electrons off of the whole system), and your light positive object will be repelled. Or, you could add some electrons, statically, and it would attract the object.
The electrons in the wire that are flowing will neither attract, nor repel the object. This is because everyone of them is "accounted" for in the circuit. There are no excess electrons, nor are there a lack of any electrons in the circuit.
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2007-09-26 16:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From an engineering standpoint, it's probably best to assume it will and take steps to prevent it from happening (insulation, etc.)
Doug
2007-09-26 16:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋