Electrostatics Review

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

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

• positive

• negative

• No charge

What direction are the electric field lines around an electron?

• towards the charge

• away from the charge

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What does it mean when the electric field lines are close together?

• the field is positive

• the field is negative

• The field is strong

• the field is weak

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

• Induction

• reduction

• friction

• concuction

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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

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

• induction

• polarization

• neutralization

• conduction

Which of the following is not a good conductor of electricity?

• copper

• silver

• Glass

• aluminum

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