Static Electricity

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What is static electricity?

Back

The build-up of electric charges on the surface of objects.

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What happens when two objects with the same charge are brought close together?

Back

They repel each other and move away from each other.

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What is an electric field?

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An area over which an electric charge is exerted.

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What is the relationship between distance and electric force?

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The smaller the distance between two charged particles, the stronger the electric force.

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What charge does an object have if it is repelled by a positively charged object?

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It must have a positive charge.

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What is a conductor?

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A material that allows electric charges to flow through it easily.

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What is an insulator?

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A material that does not allow electric charges to flow through it easily.

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What is the effect of increasing the charge on an object?

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The electric force between charged objects increases.

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What is the principle of conservation of charge?

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Charge can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred from one object to another.

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What is the difference between positive and negative charges?

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Positive charges repel other positive charges and attract negative charges, while negative charges repel other negative charges and attract positive charges.