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Q.

What type of cloth did Benjamin Franklin use to make a kite for his experiment?


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a

Cotton Handkerchief

b

Silk Handkerchief

c

Jute Handkerchief

d

Paper Handkerchief 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

This is because Benjamin Franklin flew a kite made with a large silk handkerchief, a hemp plant string and a silk string with a key attached to the string waiting for the lightning to strike on it. Therefore on metal key the lightning strikes and metal key gets an electrical charge from the lightning. Hence, when he touches the hemp he got an electric shock which was created by negative charge in the metal key and positive charge in his hand.
 
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