Electric Charge and Static Electricity

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What is the difference between attraction and repulsion in terms of electric charge?

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Attraction is the force that pulls two objects with opposite charges closer together, while repulsion is the force that pushes two objects with the same charge away from each other.

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What happens when a charged object comes into contact with a neutral object?

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The charged object can induce a charge in the neutral object, causing it to become attracted to the charged object.

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What is the charge of a proton?

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Positive (+) charge.

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What is the charge of an electron?

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Negative (-) charge.

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What is the overall charge of an object with equal numbers of protons and electrons?

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Neutral or no charge.

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If two objects with the same charge are brought close together, what will happen?

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They will repel each other.

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If two objects with opposite charges are brought close together, what will happen?

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They will attract each other.

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What is static electricity?

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Static electricity is the accumulation of electric charge on the surface of an object.

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What is the principle of conservation of charge?

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The total electric charge in an isolated system remains constant; charge can neither be created nor destroyed.

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What is an insulator?

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An insulator is a material that does not allow electric charges to flow freely.

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