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Bending Water

Objective: To demonstrate how oppositely charged electrons can be used to bend water.
Materials
Water faucet with running water
Latex Balloon
Nylon comb

Procedure
1. Inflate the nylon balloon.
2. Turn on the faucet so that the water is coming out a slow and steady stream. It’s usually best to
use a bathroom sink faucet as the nozzle can produce smooth jets of water low output.
3. Take the inflated balloon and rub it against the nylon comb to create a static charge on the comb.
4. Slowly and carefully place the teeth of your charged comb to the stream of water. As your comb
gets closer, the water stream reacts by bending your comb!
Note:
If you don’t have a latex balloon, you can try charging the comb through other methods, such as brushing
your hair or rubbing it against a wooly sweater. The key is to give the comb a charge of static electricity
so it can cause the water to react.

Observations
1. How does humidity affect the outcome of the experiment?

2. Do you think the same result would occur in an atmosphere if high humidity as it would in an
atmosphere of low humidity?

Prepared by: Mr. NIC GO

Physical Science
Lyceum of the Philippines University- Manila
Source: Exploring Life through Science, " Physical Science ", Phoenix Publishing House, INC., 927 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.
3. Do you think the material used would make a difference in the strength of the negative charge
on the comb?

4. What if the comb or faucet nozzle were larger in size, would the experiment result the same
outcome?

Prepared by: Mr. NIC GO

Physical Science
Lyceum of the Philippines University- Manila
Source: Exploring Life through Science, " Physical Science ", Phoenix Publishing House, INC., 927 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.