static electricity Flashcards
The atom that loses electrons becomes ……
The atom that gains electrons becomes …….
positively charged.
negatively charged.
static electricity
transfer of electrons from one body to another
can protons move
no, only electrons
conductor
material or object that allows for the free flow of electrical charge
insulator
material or object tht impedes the free flow of electrical charge
negative charges may:
leave or enter an object creating a net charge
move within an object that is a conductor distributing charge
net positive charge
lose negative charge
net negative charge
gain negative charge
friction
rubbing
friction pulls electron away from objects transfer to other
conduction
contact
charge of one shared
induction
approaching
charged object gets close to neutral object, the negative charges on the neutral objects can be displaced
(the displacement of negative charges within a neutral object when it is close to a charged object.)
electrostatic series(triboelectric)
tell what loses and gains electrons
