A stream of water will bend toward a balloon that has been rubbed on a sweater to generate static charge. Which property of water is responsible for this behavior?

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unklerhaukus · Answer

Adhesion?

anonymous · Answer

Polarization is likely the answer you are looking for. Water molecules are polar meaning they have unequal charges allowing it to form polar bonds very easily with other molecules. Polar bonds have unique charge characteristics in that areas are positive and areas are negative. This creates a static charge when the right molecules are together.

anonymous · Answer

I found a good web-classroom that you can access that explains this concept in greater details. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/u8l1e.cfm

anonymous · Answer

I took this test yesterday, and its the one that has to do with water's polarity.