Electrostatics

Two like charges

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

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

• Induction

• reduction

• friction

• conduction

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

• copper
• silver
• Glass
• aluminum

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What is it called when an object gains a charge without touching a charged object but by being held near the charged object?

• Induction
• ESD
• Conduction
• Conducting path

How is the electric force between two charges affected when both of the charges are doubled?

• four times as much
• two times as much
• half as much
• one quarter as much

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Lightning bolts occur between

• clouds and the ground
• clouds
• both of the above