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What is the result of an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object?
What is the result of an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object?
- The object has no net charge
- The object becomes magnetized
- Static electricity (correct)
- The object becomes electrically charged
What happens when two negatively charged balloons are brought together?
What happens when two negatively charged balloons are brought together?
- They combine to form a single balloon
- They attract each other
- They repel each other (correct)
- They become neutral
Who named the two different kinds of electric charge?
Who named the two different kinds of electric charge?
- Benjamin Franklin (correct)
- Anuradha Bhagwat
- Isaac Newton
- Albert Einstein
What is the fundamental principle of electric charge?
What is the fundamental principle of electric charge?
What is the term for the science of static electricity?
What is the term for the science of static electricity?
What is the result of an object having an equal amount of positive and negative charge?
What is the result of an object having an equal amount of positive and negative charge?
What is the location of protons and neutrons in an atom?
What is the location of protons and neutrons in an atom?
What is the result when an electron is transferred from one neutral atom to another?
What is the result when an electron is transferred from one neutral atom to another?
What is the principle that is demonstrated by the conservation of electric charge?
What is the principle that is demonstrated by the conservation of electric charge?
What did Robert Millikan find in his oil drop experiment in 1909?
What did Robert Millikan find in his oil drop experiment in 1909?
What is the symbol for the fundamental unit of charge?
What is the symbol for the fundamental unit of charge?
What is the charge of a proton?
What is the charge of a proton?
What is the primary mechanism for charging insulators?
What is the primary mechanism for charging insulators?
What is the characteristic of superconductors at or below a certain temperature?
What is the characteristic of superconductors at or below a certain temperature?
What is the approximate number of excess electrons in a typical lightning bolt with 5 C of charge?
What is the approximate number of excess electrons in a typical lightning bolt with 5 C of charge?
Which type of material is characterized by electrical properties between those of insulators and conductors?
Which type of material is characterized by electrical properties between those of insulators and conductors?
What is the process of charging conductors?
What is the process of charging conductors?
What is the typical state of most objects in terms of electric charge?
What is the typical state of most objects in terms of electric charge?
What is the primary method of transferring electrons in conduction?
What is the primary method of transferring electrons in conduction?
What happens to the electrons on the metal sphere when it is grounded?
What happens to the electrons on the metal sphere when it is grounded?
What is the result of charging an object by induction?
What is the result of charging an object by induction?
What is polarization in the context of charging an object?
What is polarization in the context of charging an object?
Why does the charged rubber rod not lose its negative charge in the process of induction?
Why does the charged rubber rod not lose its negative charge in the process of induction?
What is the main difference between charging by conduction and charging by induction?
What is the main difference between charging by conduction and charging by induction?
What is the net charge of an insulator that has been polarized?
What is the net charge of an insulator that has been polarized?
How can a conductor be charged?
How can a conductor be charged?
What is the effect of like charges on each other?
What is the effect of like charges on each other?
What is the fundamental unit of charge?
What is the fundamental unit of charge?
What happens when a charged object is brought near an insulator?
What happens when a charged object is brought near an insulator?
