Electrical Charges (P2 4.1)
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- Created on: 15-11-16 20:54
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- Electrical charges
- Certain insulating materials become charged when rubbed together
- Electrons are transferred when objects become charged:
- Insulating materials become positively charged when rubbed lose electrons
- Insulating materials that become negatively charged when rubbed gain electrons
- Like charges repel; unlike charges attract
- What is static electricity?
- Charge "held" by an insulator or an insulated conductor
- Friction transfers electrons from one insulating material to another
- A material gains electrons it will become negatively charged
- A material loses electrons it will become positively chraged
- The Van de Graff generator charges up because:
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