Static electricity MAYA

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    • What is static electricity ⚡️ 

      Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object
    • What causes static electricity?
      friction, separation and induction
    • What is an eg of static electricity?
      a balloon is rubbed against one's hair
    • True/False
      atoms contain positive and negative charges

      true
    • The negative charges are called…

      electrons
    • elctrons can move, but can positive charges?
      no 👎🏻
    • Finsih
      when 2 insulating objects are rubbed together some electrons are scraped off…

      One object, but left on the other
    • The object that loses electrons is called
      A positive charge
    • What do positive/negative charges look like?
      the + is the positive
      the - is the negative
    • True/false
      two things with opposite electric charges are attracted to each other
      True
    • Can positive and negative charges attract?
      Yes
    • will two things with the same electric charge attack or repel?
      Repel