Static electricity

Wednesday, 5 June 2024 2:20 PM

Materials that will become positively charged

Human hands
Fur
Glass
Hair
Nylon
Silk
Paper

Materials that become negatively charged

Amber
Gold
Polyethene
Copper

Force of attraction : electrostatic force

Laws of electrostatic attraction and repulsion

1. Two like charges repel each other

2. Two unlike charges will repel each other
1. Two like charges repel each other
2. Two unlike charges will repel each other

Conductors : easily conduct electricity

They have a lot of free electrons and electricity passes
them easily

Metals ,copper

Insulator : do not conduct electricity

They do not have free electrons
Eg : plastic ,wood, rubber

Methods of charging a conductor

1.Charging by conduction ( touch the conductors)

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1.Charging by conduction ( touch the conductors)

2. Charging by induction ( 2 conductors will not touch each

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gative charge on the side of the conductor and positive charge on

detect the charge on the object

differentiate between a conductor and an insulator
ntify the type of charge