Static Electricity Physics Worksheet
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Static Electricity
STUDENT RESOURCE PAGE 1.2
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Negatively charged comb
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Positively charged wool
When a wool cloth is rubbed on a plastic comb, the cloth loses
electrons and the comb gains them. The comb now has a
negative charge and the wool has a positive charge.
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Paper
When a negatively charged comb is brought near a neutral piece
of paper, the electrons on the surface of the paper are repelled,
or pushed away. This leaves the surface of the paper with a
positive charge.
ELECTRICITY • SECTION 1 STATIC ELECTRICITY
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