STATIC

ELECTRICITY
STATIC = STATIONARY/FIXED (NOT
MOVING)
ELECTRICITY – FLOW OF ELECTRONS
QUICK REVISION

• From the previous topic we know that all objects are made up of matter. What is matter?
• Therefore, all objects are made up of atoms.
• Inside an atom are protons, electrons and neutrons. Protons are __________ charged, electrons are
___________ charged and neutrons are _________?
• Opposite charges attract each other (meaning positive to negative charges).
• Like charges repel each other (meaning positive to positive or negative to negative will push each
other away).
• Most of the time negative charges and positive charges are balanced in an object, which make that
object neutral.
WHAT IS STATIC
ELECTRICITY
• Form of electricity that results from the imbalance between
positive and negative charges in a body
• Unlike current electricity where the charges are moving in
a circuit
• the imbalance in the charge is due to physical means
(contact between solid objects)
• Example when you rub your ruler on your hair/cloth and
place it next to small pieces of paper, the pieces of paper
will stick to the ruler (try it)
• Why is that? This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
ELECTROSTATIC FORCE

• Because we cannot see electric charge, we

can only see how a charged object behaves.
• An electrostatic force is the force that is
exerted on another object due to electric
charge. We refer to this type of force as
electrostatic because the electric charge is
static (the charge is stationary/ it Is not
moving/ it is at rest)
• Like charges repel
• Unlike charges attract
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA