Electrostatics

Two like charges:

•  neutralize each other.
• repel each other. 
• must be neutrons. 
• attract each other.

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The charge of an electron is:

• Positive. 
• Negative. 
• Electrons have no charge

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An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?

• Positive
• Negative

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An atom gains an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?

• Positive
• Negative
• No charge

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Charged objects are not attracted to neutral objects.

• True
• False

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When a balloon is rubbed on clothes it acquires a charge by ___________.

• Induction
• Reduction
• Friction 
• Concuction

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After you rub a balloon on your hair, what charge does the balloon have?

• Positive
• Negative
• Neutral

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After you rub a balloon on your hair, what charge does your hair have?

• Positive
• Negative
• Neutral

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When a glass rod is rubbed with silk and the glass rod becomes positively charged, what happens to the electrons?

• They are removed from the rod.
• They are added to the rod.

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What do you call the process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object?

• Induction
• Polarization
• Neutralization
• Conduction

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