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Objects become electrically charged either by gaining or losing electrons.
ELECTRIC CHARGE
It is a translucent yellowish resin rubbed with a piece of cloth attracts nearby objects.
Amber
It is a study of all phenomena associated with electric charges at rest.
ELECTROSTATICS
What is the unit for charge?
coulomb
(
C
)
It is the measure of the ease at which an electric charge moves through a material.
CONDUCTIVITY
Are materials that allow the flow of charges through them.
CONDUCTORS
Have plenty of free electrons that can easily move in the materials.
CONDUCTORS
Are materials that resist the flow of charges.
INSULATORS
Intermediate between conductors and insulators.
SEMICONDUCTORS
Refers to atoms of different elements in very small amounts added to pure semiconductors to improve conductivity.
DOPING
No resistance to the flow of charges below some critical temperatures.
Only work at temperatures close to absolute zero.
SUPERCONDUCTORS
What is the highest known critical temperature of a superconducting material?
203
K
What is the effect of two negatively charged objects coming near each other?
The objects
repel
each other.
What is the effect of one negatively charged object and one positively charged object coming close to each other?
The objects
attract
each other.
What is the unbalanced charge on an object?
Static
charge
An object with a negative charge will be most strongly attracted to?
An object with a
strong positive charge.
What is the charge of the electron?
Negative
Ms Jo rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?
The balloons will
repel
each other.
The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called?
Static
electricity
If a substance has an excess number of electrons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
A
negative
charge
If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is?
neutral