Initially I was thinking that the water molecules will be attracted to the charged body, come in contact with the ball, pick up some charge and then fly away taking some charge with it. However, I could not understand why the same will not be done by the nitrogen and oxygen molecules which are...
I like the idea. I have to be careful as there will be mass movement of air. I was thinking if I coat the insulating rod with hydrophobic molecules, will that stop water molecules from sticking to the rod or they will the water molecules still stick but will form larger drops reducing the area...
Right now this makes most sense to me. I need to learn more about this condensation process and the conductivity of water. Interested also to how to stop such condensation. Thanks.
Thank you all for taking interest and time to think about the problem I had posted. It seemed very simple and almost so silly that I was very hesitant to post it. That is why I am so grateful that you all took the question seriously. I read all the comments and the references to understand more...
It is known that increased humidity helps discharge a charged body. I was wondering what is the molecular mechanism of that process. It is not clear to me why increased number of well separated uncharged water molecules in the air will help the process of discharge. Does the polarity of water...