Static Electricity

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.
Back
Protons
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be: Positive and neutral, Positive and negative, Positive and neutral, Negative and negative.
Back
Negative and negative
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose: electrons, protons, neutrons, all of the above
Back
electrons
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. What happens to the silk?
Back
The silk has become negatively charged.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Objects that have opposite charges
Back
are attracted to each other, and the force between the objects pulls them together.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A region around a charged particle that can exert a force on another charged particle is called an
Back
electric field.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
When you pull a cotton sweater off your skin, electrons are transferred from the _______________ to the _______________. As a result, your body acquires a ___________ charge and the cotton sweater acquires a ___________ charge.
Back
skin, cotton, +, -
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