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What is corona discharge?

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The electric field near the edge is very high and it ionizes the surrounding air. The positive ions are repelled at the sharp edge and negative ions are attracted towards the sharper edge.
This reduces the total charge of the conductor near the sharp edge. This is called action at points or corona discharge
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