In an electrostatic precipitator, the velocity of air between the collecting plates must be:
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Correct answer: Low enough to allow the dust to fall
The velocity of air through the precipitator must be low enough to ensure that the dust particles, once charged and attracted to the collecting plates, actually have time to settle and fall. High velocity would sweep the particles out of the device before they could be collected.
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