MCQ
Which is not an electrostatic phenomenon:
  • A
    Comb rubbed with hair attracts paper bits.
  • B
    A blanket in winters in dark when scrambled gives electrical sparks.
  • C
    Two people shaking hands feel a small spark in winters.
  • D
    Heat is generated in a resistor carrying current.

Answer

  1. Heat is generated in a resistor carrying current.

Explanation:

 

(d) is based on Joule's Law.

Rest are electrostatic phenomenon.

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