Electrostatics

The charge of an electron is 

• positive. 
• negative. 
• Electrons have no charge

Two like charges

•  neutralize each other.
• repel each other. 
• must be neutrons. 
• attract each other.

The charge of an electron is 

• positive. 
• negative. 
• Electrons have no charge

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An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?

• positive
• negative

An atom gains an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?

• positive
• negative
• No charge

When a balloon is rubbed on clothes it acquires a charge by ___________

• Induction
• reduction
• friction 
• concuction

Where do electrons go when you rub a balloon on your hair?

• Onto the balloon
• Into your hair
• Nowhere

After you rub a balloon on your hair, what charge does the balloon have?

• Positive
• Negative
• Neutral

After you rub a balloon on your hair, what charge does your hair have?

• Positive
• Negative
• Neutral

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk and the glass rod becomes positively charged, what happens to the electrons?

• they are removed from the rod
• they are added to the rod