Liquid water is easily electrically charged, due to its polar nature. That’s why rubbing a com
Liquid water is easily electrically charged, due to its polar nature. That’s why rubbing a comb is enough to deflect a stream of water. Ice is harder to charge, but it can happen, especially when there are temperature gradients across the ice. (Image credit: frost - Miriams-Fotos, figure - R. Mukherjee et al.; research credit: R. Mukherjee et al.; via ChemBites; submitted by Kam-Yung Soh) -- source link
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