Physics
WAEC 1993
A short chain is usually attached to the back of a petrol tanker and trailing behind it so that the
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A.
petrol tanker is balanced on the road
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B.
heat generated by friction in the engine can be conducted to the earth
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C.
charges generated by friction in the tanker are conducted to the earth
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D.
tanker can move slowly as the chain touches the road surface
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E.
chain can produce sound in resonance with the noise from the tanker‘s engine
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation
Big vehicles gets charged because of friction between them and the air rushing past them.This is the reason tankers often have a metal chain dragging along the ground so that charge produced leaks to the ground through chain.
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