Static Electricity Flashcards
1
Q
What is ‘Static Electricity’?
A
- Electric charges on insultating materials
2
Q
What is ‘Electrostatic Charge’?
A
- An overall electric charge caused by an object gaining or losing electrons
3
Q
What do all atoms have in common?
A
- They all contain electrically charged particles called protons and electrons
4
Q
What are ‘Protons’?
A
- Positive charged atoms which are found in the nucleus of atoms
5
Q
What are electrons like?
A
- They move around in the nucleus of the atom
6
Q
What does an atom have in terms of charge?
A
- An atom usually has no overall charge because the positive charges on the protons are balanced by the negative charges on the electrons
7
Q
What do neutrons have?
A
- No charge
