General Physics 2

Lesson 1: Take Charge! Electric Charges and Charging Objects

Bitancor, Lisvon M.

!2 – STEM Block 1

Activity 1A

1.) 2.) 3.)

Positive charge: +2q Positive charge: +3q Positive charge: +7q

Negative charge: -3q Negative charge: -3q Negative charge: -4q
Net charge: -q Net charge: -0 Net charge: +3q
Negatively charge No charge Positively charge

4.) 5.) 6.)

Positive charge: +5q Positive charge: +9q Positive charge: +4q

Negative charge: -3q Negative charge: =9q
Net charge: +2q Net charge: -0
Positively charge No charge
 Activity 1B
1. Describe the charge distribution for an object that is…

a. positively charged - The positively charged subatomic particles (proton) are more
than the negatively charge ones (electrton)

b. negatively charged - The negatively charged subatomic particles (electrons) are

more than the positively charge ones (protons)

c. neutral – The protons and electrons are the same number

Draw the charge distribution on the objects below. Make at least 8 charges.

Positively charged object Negatively charged object Neutral object

Negative charge:
+ -6q -
Net charge: -2q -
+
Negatively charge
+ + -
+ -
+
+ + - +
+ -
-
_ -
- - -
- + +
+ -

3.What will occur if you bring a negatively charged rubber rod near each of the
charged

spheres? Indicate the interaction between the spheres and the rod (attract or repel).

Positively charged object Negatively charged object Neutral object

- - - ----- + - - - ----- - - - - ----- +-

Attract Repel Attract

4. What will occur if you bring a positively charged glass rod near each of the
charged spheres? Indicate the interaction between the spheres and the rod
(attract or repel).

Positively charged object Negatively charged object Neutral object

++++++ + ++++++ - ++++++ +-

Repel Attract Attract

Activity 2: Determine the net charge of materials through charging

by friction (rubbing) using triboelectric series.
A. If a rubber balloon was rubbed against a piece of paper, the
(1)PAPER will more likely lose its electrons because the
(2)RUBBER BALOON holds onto its electrons more strongly.
Therefore, the balloon will have a (3) NEGATIVE charge and
the paper will have a (4) POSITIVE charge.

B. Use the electrostatic series to determine what kind of charges (positive or negative)
occur when the following things are rubbed together:
Material Positive Negative

Wood and vinyl Wood Vinyl

Acetate and wool Wool Acetate

rubber and cotton Cotton Rubber

steel and silicon Steel Silicon

Glass and paper Glass Paper

C. Show how the electrons will move when the two objects are rubbed together.

+-+-+-+- + - +- +-+-+
& Rub!
+-+-+ -+ --
- +
+-
copper rod wool

D. Complete the statement below. Make use of triboelectric series your as guide.

1. When you pull a cotton sweater off your skin, electrons are transferred from the SKIN
to the COTTON. As a result, your body acquires a + charge and the cotton sweater
acquires a - charge.

2. When you rub a glass rod with a silk cloth, electrons are
transferred from the GLASS to the SILK As a result, the
glass rod acquires a + charge and the silk cloth acquires a -
charge.

3. Suppose you rub a rubber rod with a silk cloth and a

second rubber rod with a wool sweater. The silk cloth will
acquire a + charge; the wool sweater will acquire a +
charge. The sweater and the cloth will then be observed to
REPEL each other.

4. Suppose you rub a glass rod with a silk cloth and a

second glass rod with cat fur. The silk cloth will acquire a -
charge; the cat fur will acquire a - charge. The cat fur and
the silk cloth will then be observed to REPEL each other.

5. Object A is rubbed with object B. Object C is rubbed with

object D. Objects A and D are observed to repel each other.
Object B is observed to repel a negatively charged balloon.

This is conclusive evidence that … … object A acquired a + charge. … object B

acquired a - charge. … object C acquired a - charge. … object D acquired a + charge.

Activity 3: Using a diagram, Predict the type of charges of the objects involved in
different charging processes such as charging by friction, conduction and induction.

1. A glass plate is rubbed with a cotton cloth. Cotton has a greater affinity of electrons
than glass.

a. Once rubbed, what is the charge on the cotton cloth?

NEGATIVE

b. What is the charge on the glass plate?

POSITIVE

2. A positively-charged acrylic plate is on the table. A neutral aluminum pie tin is held
above it. The pie tin is then touched

a. Once touched, what is the charge on the pie tin?

POSITIVE

b. What is the charge on the acrylic plate?

NEGATIVE

3. A neutral aluminum pie tin is brought near and touched to a negatively-charged metal
sphere.
 a. After touching, what is the charge on the pie tin?

NEGATIVE

b. What is the charge on the metal sphere?

POSITIVE

4. A positively-charged balloon is brought near a neutral, conducting sphere (mounted

on an insulting stand. The sphere is touched a person and the balloon is moved away.

a. Once the process is over, what is the charge on the metal sphere?

NEGATIVE

b. What is the charge on the balloon?

POSITIVE

5. a neutral metal can is mountes on a foam stand. A negatively charged balloon is

brought near. The is touched on the opposite side.

a. When the process is over, what is the

chrarged on the balloon?

NEGATIVE

b. What is the charge on the can?

POSITIVE

6. Two neutral, metal cans – mounted on insulating stands – are touching. A negatively-
charged balloon is brought near can B. the cans are then separated and the balloon is
moved away.
a. What is the charge on can A?

NEGATIVE

b. What is the charge on can B?

POSITIVE

7. Three neutral, metal cans – mounted on insulating stands – are touching. A

negatively-charged balloon is brought near can A. Can B is the removed

a. What is the charge on can A? NEGATIVE

b. What is the charge on can C? POSITIVE

REFLECTION
1. What are your learnings from the activity?
I have learned that when the number of proton is more than the electron then an object
is positively charged. On the other hand, if the number of electron is more than the
proton then the object is negatively charged. Meanwhile, if the number of protons and
electrons are the same, then the object is neutral. Net charged can be attained by
substracting the proton and electron with each other. Through the net charged, we can
determine the electric charge of an object. If two objects have the same electric charge,
they repel each other and the two objects have different electric charge then they will
attract each other. There are three methods in charging objects; by friction, by
conduction and by induction.

2. What did you like most from this lesson?

I like getting the net charge of an object and drawing charge distributions of an object
because I find them easy to do.

3. What is the most challenging or least interesting from the activities?

I find nothing least interesting because I found all activities fun to do but the most
challenging part for me was the activity 3 where we were asked to predict the
types of charges of the objects especially the part where conducting process is
involved.