Table of Contents
- 1 What type of electrically charged particles move from one material to another more easily?
- 2 What are the electrically charged particles that are moving?
- 3 How can we make charges move?
- 4 What is the force between two charged particles?
- 5 How does an electrostatic charge build on an object?
- 6 What is the electric potential between two particles?
- 7 Which is true about the charge of electrons and protons?
What type of electrically charged particles move from one material to another more easily?
conductors
This energy can be controlled and used. Negatively charged particles move easily through materials called conductors. Electric current passes easily through some metals. Copper and silver are good conductors.
What are the electrically charged particles that are moving?
The movement or flow of charged particles is what produces electricity and magnetism. In fact, a moving stream of electric charge is electric current. This movement of charge can be induced by the relative movement of a magnet and coil of wire—this is the fundamental design for electric generators.
What will happen when two uncharged objects are brought together?
When two neutral objects come into contact–especially in a dry environment–electrons can be knocked loose from one object and picked up by the other. The object that gains electrons becomes negatively charged, while the object that loses electrons becomes positively charged.
How can we make charges move?
Summary
- Whenever electrons are transferred between objects, neutral matter becomes charged.
- Three ways electrons can be transferred are conduction, friction, and polarization.
- Conduction occurs when there is direct contact between materials that differ in their ability to give up or accept electrons.
What is the force between two charged particles?
Coulomb force, also called electrostatic force or Coulomb interaction, attraction or repulsion of particles or objects because of their electric charge.
Can positive charge transfer from one object to another?
A neutral object can become positively charged when electrons get transferred to another object (see Figure 2). Figure 2. Positively charging a neutral object by transferring electrons to a positively charged object.
How does an electrostatic charge build on an object?
An electrostatic charge can build on an object as ______ removes electrons from it, direct contact occurs between charged objects, or ______ forces a realignment of the electrons already on an object. A coulomb (C) is equivalent to the charge resulting from the transfer of ______.
What is the electric potential between two particles?
______ describes the force (F) felt between two charged objects as depending on a constant (k) multiplied by the charge (q) of the two objects divided by the square of the distance (d) between them. The electric potential ______ when two like-charged particles move away from one another.
What happens to the motion of electrons in a circuit?
Electrons do not move in a wire as water does in a pipe. When a potential difference is applied to a wire in a circuit, the random motion of the electrons in it changes to a zigzag motion with a net motion in one direction. This added motion is called the __________ velocity.
Which is true about the charge of electrons and protons?
Static electricity (an electrostatic charge) involves the gain or loss of ______ from an object; these particles do not leave the object until there is a discharge. Select all the statements that are true regarding the charge of protons and electrons. Protons have a positive charge. The charge of protons and electrons is opposite.