Static Electricity

Question 1

What happens when an Acetate rod is rubbed with a duster?

Answer 1

Electrons move from the rod to the duster

Question 2

What happens when a polythene rod is rubbed with a duster?

Answer 2

Electrons move from the duster to the rod

Question 3

Is a polythene rod an insulator or a conductor?

Answer 3

Insulator

Question 4

What are the two types of electric charge?

Answer 4

Positive and negative

Question 5

What happens when certain insulating materials are rubbed together?

Answer 5

When certain insulating materials are rubbed together negatively charged electrons will be scraped off one and dumped on the other leaving a positive static charge on one and a negative static charge on the other.