Static Electricity

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What types of charges attract?

Back

Positive and Negative charges attract each other.

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What happens when a negatively charged balloon is brought near two cans?

Back

The negative charges in Can A move away from the balloon.

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What occurs when negative charges on a cloud cause positive charges to build up on the ground?

Back

This can lead to lightning as the charges seek to balance.

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Will two negatively charged balloons attract or repel each other?

Back

They will repel each other.

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What is the positively charged particle in an atom that never leaves the nucleus?

Back

Proton.

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What is static electricity?

Back

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

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What is the principle of conservation of charge?

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Charge can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred.

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What is an insulator?

Back

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

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What is a conductor?

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A conductor is a material that allows electric charges to flow easily.

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What happens to charges when two objects are rubbed together?

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Electrons may transfer from one object to another, causing one to become positively charged and the other negatively charged.