Electrostatic Charging

I. Fill in the following blanks with the word electrons or protons.

_________________ are negatively charged and ________________ are positively charged. The
________________ is found in the nuclues of the atoms and are tightly bound; they will never leave
an atom as a result of electrostatic procedures. On the other hand, ______________ are located
outside the nucleus and are easily removed from or added to atoms. As an object begins to gain
electrons it becomes _____________ (positively/negatively) charged. When it loses electrons it
becomes _____________ (positively/negatively) charged. A negatively charged object has more
____________ than ________________. A positively vharged object has more ________________
than _______________.

II. Determine how the charge will be affected if the following materials are rubbed together.

Positively charged Negatively charged

1. wool and fur
2. your hand and your hair
3. paper and glass
4. PVC and nylon
5. silk and cotton

Electrostatic Charging
I. Fill in the following blanks with the word electrons or protons.
_________________ are negatively charged and ________________ are positively charged. The
________________ is found in the nuclues of the atoms and are tightly bound; they will never leave
an atom as a result of electrostatic procedures. On the other hand, ______________ are located
outside the nucleus and are easily removed from or added to atoms. As an object begins to gain
electrons it becomes _____________ (positively/negatively) charged. When it loses electrons it
becomes _____________ (positively/negatively) charged. A negatively charged object has more
____________ than ________________. A positively vharged object has more ________________
than _______________.

II. Determine how the charge will be affected if the following materials are rubbed together.

Positively charged Negatively charged

1. wool and fur
2. your hand and your hair
3. paper and glass
4. PVC and nylon
5. silk and cotton
III. Complete the following the diagram to show the method of charging by induction.
A. Two neutrally charged metal spheres with B. A negatively charged charging body is
7p+ and 7e-. moved close to them.

C. _______________ charged are repelled D. Metals spheres are separated with

by the charging body causing it to move to __________ charged in metal ___ and
the ________ while _____________ ____________ charged in metal ___
charged are attracted causing it to move to
the __________

IV. Complete the following the diagram to show the method of charging by induction.
E. Two neutrally charged metal spheres with F. A negatively charged charging body is
7p+ and 7e-. moved close to them.

G. _______________ charged are repelled H. Metals spheres are separated with

by the charging body causing it to move to __________ charged in metal ___ and
the ________ while _____________ ____________ charged in metal ___
charged are attracted causing it to move to
the __________