Lillian touches a 100,000-V Van de Graaff generator with little harm because although the voltage is high, the relatively small amount of charge means there is a relatively small
A)amount of energy.
B)electric field.
C)polarization.
D)conduction.

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The high voltage does not necessarily mean high energy if the charge is small. Energy is related to both voltage and charge, so with a small charge, the energy remains low, making it less harmful.

Lillian Touches a 100,000-V Van De Graaff Generator with Little