18 Questions
What is the measure of the ease at which an electric charge moves through a material?
Conductivity
Which type of material allows the flow of charges through them?
Conductors
What refers to atoms of different elements added in small amounts to pure semiconductors to improve conductivity?
Doping
What type of material resists the flow of charges?
Insulators
What is the function of lightning rods on buildings?
Attract lightning to protect the building
At what temperature do superconductors exhibit no resistance to the flow of charges?
-203 K
What is the unit used to measure electric charge?
Coulomb
How can objects become electrically charged?
By gaining or losing electrons
What did Queen Elizabeth I of England call the substances that possess the ability to attract when rubbed against other substances?
Electrics
Which study focuses on all phenomena associated with electric charges at rest?
Electrostatics
What happens to an object after being rubbed against another object in terms of its ability to attract small pieces of matter?
It gains the ability to attract
Who found out that many substances possess the ability to attract when rubbed against other substances, similar to amber?
Queen Elizabeth I of England
What is the total charge on the three spheres before touching each other?
+20.0 C
After touching and redistributing charges, what is the final charge on sphere A assuming they are identical?
+10.0 C
In the scenario where rA = rB = 2rC, what is the final charge on sphere C?
-6.0 C
How many successive contacts with an uncharged identical sphere are needed to reduce the charge of sphere A to 1/32 of its initial charge?
5 contacts
What charging method is demonstrated when spheres A and B touched each other and then separated?
Conduction
Which sphere serves as a conductor in the scenario described?
Sphere A
Test your knowledge about conductors and insulators in electrical circuits. Learn about the properties of conductors and insulators, and how they affect the flow of electric charges.
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