Static Electricity

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In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.

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Protons

Front

If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be:

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negative and negative

Front

An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose: electrons, protons, neutrons, all of the above

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electrons

Front

If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. What happens to the silk?

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The silk has become negatively charged.

Front

If you bring a charged object near an electrically neutral surface without allowing the object to touch the surface, the charges in the surface are rearranged by: friction, convection, induction, conduction.

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induction.

Front

Objects that have opposite charges

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are attracted to each other, and the force between the objects pulls them together.

Front

A region around a charged particle that can exert a force on another charged particle is called an

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electric field.

Front

Charging by ____ occurs when electrons are transferred from one object to another by direct contact.

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conduction

Front

The "Q" in Coulomb's Law stands for

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the charge of charged objects.

Front

Force between two bodies having charges 5.0 x 10² μC and 1.0 x 10² μC separated by distance of 0.50 m in air is

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1800 N