Static electricity

• Electrostatic forces are the forces between charges
• Like charges repel eachother; AKA electrostatic repulsion
• Opposite charges attract eachother; AKA electrostatic attraction
• Electrons can be moved from one object to another using friction
• For an object to have a negative charge, it would take another object's electrons
• For an object to have a positive charge, it would give another object electrons
• Materials like human skin, leather, wool, fur, silk, and aluminium are more likely to lose electrons
• Materials like wood, amber, hard rubber, polyester, plastics, and silicon are more likely to attract electrons
• A neutral object can be attracted to a charged object
• Electrons move around however protons and neutrons are tightly secured in the nucleus of an atom
• Static electricity is the imbalance of charges within or on the surface of a material
• The Van De Graaff Generator uses static electricity on a moving belt to positively charge a large metal sphere as it carries the electrons away.
• An insulator is a substance that does not allow free movement of electrons through its structure