Bulb does not glow when the probes are hanged in air. The reason is:

air absorbs the electricity.

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air is a bad conductor of electricity.

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electricity is discharged into air.

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air disperses the electricity.

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Solution

The correct option is D air is a bad conductor of electricity.
When the probes are hanged in the air, the electricity does not transfer from one probe to another as air is a bad conductor of electricity. So, it does not allow electricity to flow.

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