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Static Electricity Flashcards

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When rubbed, polythene gains a … electric charge

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Negative

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An object made out of plastic or any other electrical insulator will gain an electric charge when it is rubbed by an…

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Insulator

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When rubbed, acetate gains a … electric charge

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Positive

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Things become … Charged when they gain electrons

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Negatively

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Things become … Charged when they lose electrons

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Positively

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Like charges repel or attract?

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Repel

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Unlike charges repel or attract?

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Attract

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The closer the charges are, the … The force between them

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Larger

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