STATIC ELECTRICITY

RECALL
 STATIC ELECTRICITY
•stationary electric charge, typically
produced by friction, which causes sparks
or crackling or the attraction of dust or
hair.
ATTRACTION AND REPULSION

•Object with electric charge

can attract or repel other
objects.
EXPLAINING ELECTRIC FORCES
•Two types of electric charge:
a. Positive (+) and Negative (-)
•Positive and negative charge attract one
another.
•Positive charges repel one another.
•Negative charges repel one another.
 FRICTION
CHARGING BY …………..
•Polythene rod and woolen cloth (neutral)
•When the rod is rubbed using the cloth, the
rodGAINS
…………. a …………….. NEGATIVE Electric
FRICTION
charge. It is the force of ………….

•At the same time, the cloth gains a positive

electric charge.
CONDUCTORS & INSULATORS
•Metals
•MaGooLuDuSH
•Non-metals
•BID
 ELECTRIC CURRENT
•Two things are needed for there to be an
electric current:
•A complete circuit of metal around which the
current can flow.
•A cell (battery) to make the current flow.
• A switch breaks a circuit to stop the current flowing.