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11.1 Charging by friction

11.1 Charging by friction

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Question 1

In a commercial food production facility, dry flour is delivered from a bulk transport tanker and blown pneumatically at high speed through a non-conducting polymer pipe into a large metal storage silo.

Fine flour dust suspended in the air inside the silo forms a highly explosive mixture.

Explain:

  • how and why static electric charge builds up during this delivery and why this is dangerous
  • how this hazard is mitigated in the facility.
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11.1 Charging by friction Questions

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47 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 11.1 Charging by friction. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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