The vehicles carrying inflammable fluids usually have metallic chains touching the ground:

  • A
    To conduct excess charge due to air friction to ground and prevent sparking.
  • B
    To alert other vehicles.
  • C
    To protect tyres from catching dirt from ground.
  • D
    It is a custom.

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While doing his experiment,Millikan one day observed the following charges on a single drop:
$(i)$ $6.563 \times 10^{-19} \ C$
$(ii)$ $8.204 \times 10^{-19} \ C$
$(iii)$ $11.50 \times 10^{-19} \ C$
$(iv)$ $13.13 \times 10^{-19} \ C$
$(v)$ $16.48 \times 10^{-19} \ C$
$(vi)$ $18.09 \times 10^{-19} \ C$
From this data,the value of the elementary charge $(e)$ was found to be:

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Faraday's law of electrolysis indirectly shows:

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