Question

In 1752, Benjamin Franklin showed lightning and sparks from our clothes are ………. Phenomenon?
(A) Same
(B) Different
(C) Related
(D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: First of all we should know about Benjamin Franklin and experiments of lighting and also about lightening. Benjamin Franklin was an author, a statesman, publisher, inventor scientist and diplomat. Lightning is a phenomenon of electrical discharge which is generally caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground.

Complete step by step answer:
In 1752, Franklin conducted his famous experiment, the kite experiment. He flew a kite during a thunderstorm just for showing that the lightning was electricity. A metal key is tied to the kite string in this process in order to conduct the electricity.
In this process the electricity from the storm clouds is generally transferred to the kite and electricity flowed down to the string, giving him a shock, just as he thought. He's lucky that he didn't get hurt.
The main purpose of Franklin's kite experiment was to uncover the unknown facts of nature about lightning and electricity. Franklin’s experiment established the connection between lightning and electricity.

His experiment demonstrated that electricity and lightning was the same phenomenon.

Additional Information We have generally seen that when we generally take off our woolen or polyester clothes, our hair stands on ends. And in the dark when we take off these clothes we have generally seen a spark and also heard a crackle sound.
In 1752 Benjamin Franklin, showed that lightning and the spark which generally come out from our clothes are generally the same phenomena. However, this realization took over a period of 2000 years.

Note: Lightning can kill people and can also cause cardiac arrest. It can also cause severe burns and permanent brain damage. During lightning, home appliances such as television, refrigerators or computers often get damaged from high power voltage spikes which appear in the power lines.