P4 electrical circuit Flashcards
What subatomic particles are in the nucleus
Neutrons and protons
Charge of proton
Positive
Charge of neutron
Nothing
Charge of electron
Negative
What happens if electrons leave atoms
Positive ion formed
What happens if electrons are added to atoms
Negative charge
How does something become charged by friction
When you rub an insulator with another insulator, electrons are transferred from one to the other so one becomes positively charged and one becomes negatively charged
Do charged objects exert a contact or non - contact force on each other
Non - contact (force of attraction)
Why do charged objects exert forces on each other
First object creates an electrical field around itself and the second object feels a force because of this field
Which way do arrows go on a force diagram
Point in direction positive charge would go