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1
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What is the electrostatics?

A

The study of charges at rest

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What is the charge of an atom at rest?

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Neutral

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3
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Are protons and electrons numbers the same?

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They are equal

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4
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Do atoms have net charge? Explain

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No net charge. The overall charge is constant

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Explain the structure of an atom

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Consists of a central neutral which contains protons and neutrons

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What are nucleons?

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Protons + neutrons

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7
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Which is the nucleus surrounded?

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Electrons

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8
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What do the positions of the electrons mean?

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Electrons can leave or enter an atom. Which change the charge of a neutral atom

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How are objects charge?

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Objects or charge through friction

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10
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Define friction

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Resistance to one surface or object encounters when moving over another

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When does friction occur?

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Occurs when surfaces of two objects are rubbed together

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What is the process of electron transfer?

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Result of two objects coming into contact with each other

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13
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What is separating two objects known as?

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The triboelectric charging

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What does tribo mean?

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To rub

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What is the result of the triboelectric charging?

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Results in one object gaining electrons on its surface and becoming negatively charged. Another object loses electrons and becomes positively charged

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16
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Define triboelectric series

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List that runs various materials according to the tendency to gain or lose electrons

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17
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What does the top of the triboelectric series mean?

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Very positive

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What does the bottom of the triboelectric series mean?

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Very negative

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19
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What happens when an object or atom loses electrons?

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They become positively charged as there is a shortage of electrons

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What happens when an object or atom gains electrons?

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They become negatively charged as there is excess electrons

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What can the two types of charges are cause objects to do?

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Attract and repel

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22
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What is two types of charges attract?

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They pull together. One object is positively charged and the other object is negatively charged. Unlike charges attract

23
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What two types of charges repel?

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Push away. Both objects are either positively charged or negatively charged. Like charges repel

24
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Before electrons have been transferred what type of charge does an atom have?

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Neutral. Equal amount of positive and negative charges

25
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Do protons have the ability to transfer?

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No protons are transferred. During the charging process the total number of negative and positive charges remain constant.

26
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What creates the charge of an object to become bigger?

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More charges accumulate on the object

27
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When does charges transfer more readily?

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Charges transfer more readily when the area is dry as there are no water molecules – third object

28
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What does the type of charge caused by friction depend on?

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Depends on the kind of material rubbed together

29
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Define electroscope

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Device used to detect the presence of a charge

30
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What is an electroscope constructed with?

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Constructed with a metal plate which is the At the top of a metal rod. Thin foil leaves hang from the bottom of the rod. Foil can attract or repel

31
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What happens when the charge is put on the disc or cap?

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It spreads down to the plate and leaf. The leaf and plate will have the same charge and therefore the charges will rip out. Delete rises away from the plate

32
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What has to happen for the leave to move further away from the rod?

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The bigger the charge the more the leaf rises or deflects

33
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How can the leaf fall again?

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By touching the disc or cap, which earths the electroscope. Electrons travel to the next item

34
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What is two ways can an electroscope be charged in?

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Contacts and induction

35
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Define contact

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Charged rod is touched on the surface of the desk. Some charges are transferred. Same charges as the leaf repels

36
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Define induction

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Charged rod is brought close to the desk and then electroscope is earth. The rand is moved

37
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Define the Van De Graaf generator

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A machine which uses friction to generate a large buildup of electric charge on a metal dome

38
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What happens when you bring something close to the Van De Graaf generator

A

You will get shocked

39
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What is the Graaf generator use to demonstrate?

A

The effects of electrostatic charge

40
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When does the big metal dome become positively charged?

A

When the generator is on

41
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How can the dome be discharge?

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By bringing another insulated metal sphere close to the Dome

42
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Where will the electrons jump once you discharge the Graaf generator?

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Electrons will jump to the dome from the metal sphere which causes a spark

43
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When the generator starts charging where does it transfer the charge?

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To the person touching it

44
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Why does all the persons hair is repel when they touch the Graaf generator?

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They’re all receiving the same charge

45
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What is the principle of conservation of charge?

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States that the net charge of an isolated system remains constant during any physical process

46
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Define isolated system

A

No other thing touching it

47
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What is the rule of electric charge?

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It cannot be created nor destroyed it can only be transferred from one object to another

48
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What is the unit of charge?

A

Coulombs (C)

49
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What is the symbol of charge

A

Q

50
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When two objects Touch how long do the electrons transfer until?

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To object touch the electrons are transferred into objects have the same charge

51
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What happens once the objects have the same charge?

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The objects separate

52
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What is the objects separating once they have the same charge known as?

A

A force of repulsion

53
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What does the total charge before contact equal to?

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Total charge before contact = total charge after contact. The total amount to charge in the system remains the same

54
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How do we calculate the charge on each object after they have been touch? Formula

A

Qnew = Q1+Q2/2

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