Physics Static Elctricity

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What is an atom made of?
Electrons and a nucleus that contains protons and neutrons.
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What is static electricity caused by?
Friction caused by two insulators being rubbed together.
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What do like charges do?
Repel.
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What do opposite charges do?
Attract.
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How does an object become positively induced?
Negative charges are transferred away from the object so it has more positive than negative charges.
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Why can a negatively induced balloon stick to a wall?
Its negative charges are attracted to the positive charges in the wall.
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What can happen when you are charged and you touch a conductor?
A spark.
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Why do paint sprayers use electrostatic charges?
The sprayer gives all of the droplets the same charge so they repel away from each other and leave an even spray
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Why can filling a fuel tank be dangerous?
Static can build up and cause a spark which could lead to an explosion.
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How can these refueling explosions be prevented?
Earth the object by connecting a conducting wire to the ground to allow the charges to flow without causing an explosion.
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What is static electricity caused by?

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Friction caused by two insulators being rubbed together.

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What do like charges do?

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What do opposite charges do?

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How does an object become positively induced?

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