Static Electricity Charges

Front

What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?

Back

Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob.

Front

If an atom LOSES an electron, what happens to its charge?

Back

It becomes positively charged.

Front

According to Coulomb's Law, how can you increase the electrical force of repulsion between two identical charged balloons?

Back

Increase the charge on one of the balloons.

Front

What type of charges do the girl's hair and the comb have when they attract each other?

Back

Opposite charges.

Front

What will happen when two rubbed balloons are brought near each other?

Back

The balloons will repel each other.

Front

What is static electricity?

Back

Static electricity is the buildup of electric charge on the surface of objects.

Front

What is the principle behind the attraction of opposite charges?

Back

Opposite charges attract each other due to the electric force.

Front

What is the result of rubbing two objects together?

Back

Electrons can be transferred from one object to another, creating static charges.

Front

What is Coulomb's Law?

Back

Coulomb's Law describes the force between two charged objects, stating that the force is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

Front

What happens to an object that gains electrons?

Back

It becomes negatively charged.