GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Franklin’s experiment demonstrated the connection between lightning and electricity. To dispel another myth, Franklin’s kite was not struck by lightning. If it had been, he probably would have been electrocuted, experts say. Instead, the kite picked up the ambient electrical charge from the storm.

Detailed explanation-2: -Franklin’s “one fluid” theory held that electricity flowed within and between objects – excess fluid making some objects positive and a dearth of fluid making others negative. Charge could be moved around but not created or destroyed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who Discovered Electricity? Benjamin Franklin is credited for discovering electricity in the 1700s with his kite experiment, in which he flew a kite with a metal key tied to it during a thunderstorm.