Charge Rod Experiment: Why Didn't My Hand Neutralize?

[dexter_95]

In the charged rod experiment, why didn't my hand neutralize the charge formed in the rod, since my body is a conductor and it is connected to the Earth?

 

[sk1105]

Which charged rod experiment do you mean? Are you able to describe what happened (or didn't happen) more specifically?

 

[axmls]

If the rod is an insulator, I'd imagine it has something to do with the charge's inability to move through the rod. But you should probably describe the experiment and materials used.

 

[zoki85]

If you just hold charged insulator rod, the charges have a difficulty to move since one of property of insulators is a very poor conductivity.

 

[dexter_95]

Which charged rod experiment do you mean? Are you able to describe what happened (or didn't happen) more specifically?

Glass-fur experiment or any similar one in the triboelectric series?

 

[sk1105]

It might be something simple, such as you were wearing shoes with insulating rubber soles.