You observe that the hair on your head stands up when a charged balloon is brought near without touching your head. Based on this observation, you write down the following question and steps to an experiment. Can two charged objects be attracted to each other without touching?

Step #1: Bring the charged balloon 10 cm from your head.
Step #2: Charge the balloon by rubbing it against a cloth.
Step #3: Record your observation.
Step #4: Bring the charged balloon 5 cm from your head.
Step #5: Record your observation.

What revision could you make to improve the experiment?

Remove the fifth step, you do not need to make multiple observations in an experiment.
Reverse the first two steps so that you charge the balloon before you bring it close to your head.
Reverse the second and third steps so you record your observation before you charge the balloon.
Swap steps two and four, you do not need to charge the balloon until the end of the experiment.

yes it can be attracted without touching The electric force is a non-contact force. Any charged object can exert this force upon other objects - both charged and uncharged objects.

Explanation:

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a mercury barometer is a device that uses the physical properties of mercury in a tube to measure barometric pressure. mercury barometers are used for : -

1. measurement of atmospheric pressure  

2. determining the altitude of a place

3. weather forecasting

4. calibration and checking of aneroid barometers

5. application in fluid mechanics

6. measurement of pressure in aircrafts

7. surface weather analysis

8. preparation of barographs

9. usage in physical sciences like physics, astronomy & chemistry

10. preparation of aircraft altimeters

characteristics of mercury barometer : -

1.used to define and measure atmospheric pressure.

2.on the average at sea level the column of mercury rises to a height of about 760 mm.

3.this quantity is equal to 1 atmosphere.

4.it is also known as standard atmospheric pressure.

5.a barometer in which the weight of a column of mercury in a glass tube with a sealed top is balanced against that of the atmosphere pressing on an exposed cistern of mercury at the base of the mercury column, the height of the column varying with atmospheric pressure.