Electricity Flashcards

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1
Q

Posotivly charged

A

Objects lose electrons

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2
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Like charges

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Repel each other

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3
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Opposite charges

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Are attached to each other

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4
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Insulator

A

Objects which electricity does not travel through

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5
Q

Conductor

A

Objects which a charge can travel through

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6
Q

Polythene

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Gains electrons

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7
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Perspex

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Loses electrons

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8
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Static electricity

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A stationary charge usually caused by friction which causes sparking or cracking or the attraction of dust or hair

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9
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Negatively charged

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Objects gain electrons

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10
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Positively charged

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Objects lose electrons

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