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    Thales of Miletus discovered that amber could attract other materials in 600 BC, beginning the study of electricity. William Gilbert furthered this in 1600 by finding that other substances also have this ability. Electricity comes from the Greek word for amber and involves the study of charged bodies at rest. There are two types of charges - positive and negative - and opposite charges attract while like charges repel. Atoms consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons, with protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons in outer shells. Charge is conserved, with electrons transferred between objects but not created or destroyed.

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    Thales of Miletus discovered that amber could attract other materials in 600 BC, beginning the study of electricity. William Gilbert furthered this in 1600 by finding that other substances also have this ability. Electricity comes from the Greek word for amber and involves the study of charged bodies at rest. There are two types of charges - positive and negative - and opposite charges attract while like charges repel. Atoms consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons, with protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons in outer shells. Charge is conserved, with electrons transferred between objects but not created or destroyed.

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    Electricity

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    Margarita A. Mariano
    Thales of Miletus discovered that amber could attract other materials in 600 BC, beginning the study of electricity. William Gilbert furthered this in 1600 by finding that other substances also have this ability. Electricity comes from the Greek word for amber and involves the study of charged bodies at rest. There are two types of charges - positive and negative - and opposite charges attract while like charges repel. Atoms consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons, with protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons in outer shells. Charge is conserved, with electrons transferred between objects but not created or destroyed.

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    Electricity

    Prepared by:
    Margarita A. Mariano
    Origin of Electricity

    Thales of Miletus (600 BC)


    Investigated the ability of amber
    to attract other materials

    William Gilbert (1600)


    Found out that other substances
    have the ability to attract small
    matter
    Electrostatics is the study of all phenomena
    associated with charged bodies at rest.

    Electricity comes from the Greek word elektron,


    which means “amber”

    There are two types of charges:


    a. positive charge
    b. negative charge

    * Like charges repel, unlike charges attract.


    Atoms consist of three basic particles:
    a. protons
    b. electrons
    c. neutrons

    The nucleus (center) of the atom contains the


    protons (positively charged) and the neutrons (no
    charge).
    The outermost regions of the atom are called
    electron shells and contain the electrons
    (negatively charged). 
    Structure of Atom
    Law of Conservation of Charge

    Charges are neither created nor destroyed. If


    one object gives up electrons, another object
    gains those electrons.
    Types of Charging

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