Chapter 17-18 Vocab

Question 1

Each Electron bares a net ______ charge equal in magnitude but opposite in sign to a proton

Answer 1

Negative

Question 2

The __ unit of charge is the quantity of charge on an electron or proton

Answer 2

electroscope

Question 3

under ordinary circumstances, an atom is electronically __

Answer 3

neutral

Question 4

all electronic phenomena are due to the movements of ____

Answer 4

Electrons

Question 5

a neutral object becomes ___ charged if electrons are removed

Answer 5

Positively

Question 6

Unlike charges ___ one another

Answer 6

attract

Question 7

a(n) _____ is a device used to detect the presence of a static charge

Answer 7

Electroscope

Question 8

Because they are poor ___, rubber and glass rods are used for electrostatic experiments

Answer 8

Conductors

Question 9

_____ are materials with a conductive capacity between conductors and insulators

Answer 9

semiconductors

Question 10

the process of charging a neutral body by touching it with a charged body is called charging by

Answer 10

conduction

Question 11

charges added to a(n) ___ will immediately spread throughout the body

Answer 11

conductor

Question 12

charges added to one part of a(n) ___ will remain in that part

Answer 12

insulator

Question 13

a charged body of either sign will ____ a neutral body in which a charge separation is induced

Answer 13

attract

Question 14

the quantity of charge on an object is measured using a unit called the ____

Answer 14

coulomb

Question 15

_____ first stated the law relating electrical forces to charge and distance

Answer 15

coulomb

Question 16

the elementary unit of charge, the charge on an electron or proton, is ____

Answer 16

1.6 x 10^-19C

Question 17

an electron has a charge of what?

Answer 17

1.6 x 10^-19