General

PHYSICS
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Electricity
 Electricity

-comes from the Greek word

electron which means
 •it is the collection or flow of electrons in the form of an electric charge.

-fossilized resin materials

used in jewelry
-6000
- B.C. Greeks found out
that the stone amber, when
rubbed with wool, it began to
attract light things

Amber
Electricity
- caused by the
interaction of
stationary and moving
charges
- it is the collection or flow of
Electricity
electrons in the form of an
electric charge.
- caused by the
interaction of
stationary and moving
charges
It

Electrical Charge
-is a fundamental
property of matter that
causes to be attracted
toward or repelled from
 It comprises the following subatomic particles:
proton, electron and neutron.

Basically, these three differ in the charge that they carry.

• Proton are the positively charge (+).

• Electrons have negative charge (-).
• Neutrons have no charge or no electrically neutral.
Electrical Charge
electro
Types of Electric Charge
ATOM n

+ ̶
Positive Negative
charge charge
proton
neutro
No
n
charge
Electrical Charge
Electron
-electron can be easily
removed from the atom.
-when an electron moved,
a charge is generated
-the movement of
electrons makes the
electricity.
Static Electricity
-is the build up of
electric charges on the
surface of an object.
Electromagnetic Force
-is a force that causes an
object to attract or repel
other object.
Electric Charge
Electric charge is represented by
“q” and measured using the unit
Coulomb (C). 1
1 coulomb = 6.242 × 810 e
Law of Charges
“Like charges repel
each other, and unlike
charges attract each
other.”
Take note:

• Same charge
REPEL or REPULSION
• Unlike Sign
ATTRACT or ATTRACTION
 Electromagnetic Force
Is a force that causes an object to attract or repel other object.

Electric Charge
• Electric charge is represented by “q” and measured using the unit
Coulomb (C).
• 1 coulomb = 6.242 × 10 e
Methods of producing electrical charges

1. Charging by Conduction
2. Charging by Induction
3. Charging by Rubbing
Charging by Conduction
Charging by Conduction

-transfer of electrons
from a charged object to
another by direct
contact.
Charging by Induction
Charging by Induction

-charge is created in a
nearby object, without
direct contact.
Polarization

-is the process of

separation of charges in
an object that remains
neutral.
Charging by Rubbing

-gain charge by rubbing

or friction.
Charging by Rubbing
An object that holds its
electron weakly will
eventually lose them when
rubbed with another object
that has a stronger holds in its
Charging by Rubbing
Similarly,
“YOU SHOULD HOLD ON TO
WHATEVER IS IMPORTANT
TO YOU SO THAT YOU

SK
WON’T LOSE IT WHEN
Triboelectric Series
List of common materials
that become electrically
charged after they come into
frictive contact with the
different material.
 Triboelectric Series
1. Dry 6. Wool 11. Rubber
hand 12. Polyester
2. Leather 7. Fur
3. Glass 8. Silk 13.
Styrofoam
4. Human 9. Wood 14.
hair Polyurethane
5. Nylon 10. Amber 15. PVC
Determine the acquired charges of the bodies in each of
the following pairs if they are rubbed together.
1. Wood and Styrofoam
2. Glass and Leather
3. Dry hand and PVC
4. Rubber and Rubber
5. Styrofoam and Rubber
6. Wool and Glass
7. Leather and Fur
8. Polyester and Polyester
9. Human hair and Wool
10. Glass and Polyurethane