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*Based on F. Vollrath and D. Edmonds. “Consequences of electrical conductivity in an orb spider’s capture web.” Natunvissenschaften (100:12. December 2013, pp. 1163-69).
25.82 In another experiment, a piece of the web is suspended so that it can move freely. When either a positively charged object or a negatively charged object is brought near the web, the thread is observed to move toward the charged object. What is the best interpretation of this observation? The web is (a) a negatively charged conductor; (b) a positively charged conductor; (c) either a positively or negatively charged conductor; (d) an electrically neutral conductor.
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