An aircraft fuselage becomes positively charged due to friction with dust and ice particles in the atmosphere during flight. After landing, before refueling can begin, a ground technician connects a conducting copper cable from the metal fuselage to the earth.
Explain, in terms of electron movement, how this process discharges the aircraft.
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.