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Electric Charge & Static Electricity!. By: Danielle, Jess, and Glennardo. Electric Charge (Protons and Electrons). The Charge Parts of atoms are electrons and protons. Protons repel protons Electrons repel electrons Protons and electrons attract. Electricity .
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Electric Charge & Static Electricity! By: Danielle, Jess, and Glennardo
Electric Charge(Protons and Electrons) • The Charge Parts of atoms are electrons and protons. • Protons repel protons • Electrons repel electrons • Protons and electrons attract
Electricity • Remember magnets have the same interaction (like repel like, unlike attract unlike) • This interaction is called magnetism • Interaction between electric charges are called electricity. • The only difference between magnetism and electricity is in magnetism a pole can’t exist alone, you need a south pole to have a north pole. In electricity, a negative charge can exist without a positive charge.
Static Electricity • Most objects normally have no overall charge, which means that they are neutral. • Each atom has an equal number of protons and electrons. • Positive charges are balanced by negative charges. • No overall electric force on an atom
Static electricity • Some objects can be charged. • Protons are tightly bond in the center of an atom. • Electrons can sometimes leave their atoms. • In materials copper, gold, and aluminum, electrons are held loose by the atoms. Electrons can move to other atoms if an object looses electrons it is left with more protons than electrons. Therefore the object has a positive charge. If the object gain electrons and it has more electrons than protons the object has a negative charge.