Static Electricity

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If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...

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Neutral or no charge.

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Charges cannot be transferred from one body to another.

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False.

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The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called

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Static Electricity.

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What charge does an electron have?

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Negative (-).

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The girl's hair and the comb are attracting one another. The hair and the comb have

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Opposite charges.

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What is static electricity?

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Static electricity is the accumulation of excess electric charge on an object.

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What happens when two objects with like charges are brought close together?

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They repel each other.

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What happens when two objects with opposite charges are brought close together?

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They attract each other.

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What is an example of static electricity in everyday life?

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When you rub a balloon on your hair and it sticks to the wall.

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What is the unit of electric charge?

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Coulomb (C).