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Static charge
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Electric charge that is collected in one place
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Static charge is often created by
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Friction
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Describe an atom
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Nucleus - protons and neutronselectrons around them
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What is most of the atom?
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Empty space
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Add electrons..
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Atom is negatively charged
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Take off electrons
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Atom is positively charged
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Electrons are most often transferred through what?
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Friction
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Insulators
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Materials that do not allow charges to move easily
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Conductors
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Materials that do allow charges to move easily
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What is vandergraff's function
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To produce large amounts of static charge
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How does vandergraffs work
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As a rapidly moving belt moves over rollers contact between the 2 results in a transfer of charge. moving belt produces static charge on metal dome, the charge resulting on the dome depends on the materials used in the VDG belt and rollers
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Applications of static electricity? name 3
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- painting cars- printers- sandwich wrap- remove air pollution
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Dangers of static electricity ? name 2
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- trucks that deliver fuel to gas stations must get rid of all static charge before they begin pumping- electricity
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Force
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A push or pull
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Electric force can do both action at a distance and contact. t or f
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T
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