By connecting the rod to the Earth (we say that we connect the rod to “ground”), we provide a path for the electrons in the rod to be even further from the negatively charged sphere, and they can thus...By connecting the rod to the Earth (we say that we connect the rod to “ground”), we provide a path for the electrons in the rod to be even further from the negatively charged sphere, and they can thus leave the rod entirely in order to go into the ground.
By connecting the rod to the Earth (we say that we connect the rod to “ground”), we provide a path for the electrons in the rod to be even further from the negatively charged sphere, and they can thus...By connecting the rod to the Earth (we say that we connect the rod to “ground”), we provide a path for the electrons in the rod to be even further from the negatively charged sphere, and they can thus leave the rod entirely in order to go into the ground.