Electrostatics

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

• positive
• negative

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

• positive
• negative
• No charge

Charged objects are not attracted to neutral objects

• True
• False

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

• Induction
• reduction
• friction 
• concuction

Where do electrons go when you rub a balloon on your hair?

• Onto the balloon
• Into your hair
• Nowhere

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

• Positive
• Negative
• Neutral

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

• Positive
• Negative
• Neutral

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

When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool, why does the wool acquire a positive charge?

• Protons are transferred from the rod to the wool.
• Protons are transferred from the wool to the rod.
• Electrons are transferred from the rod to the wool.
• Electrons are transferred from the wool to the rod.

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.