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G r ade. 9. Science. Unit. 3:. Electri c ity. Chapter produced. 7 : Static electricity. is. b y electron transfer. Static. Electri c ity. • Refers to electric char g es that c a n be c ollected and held in one p lace. • It is t h e temporary transfer of el e ctrons.
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Grade 9 Science Unit 3: Electricity Chapter produced 7:Static electricity is byelectron transfer.
Static Electricity •Refers to electriccharges that can be collected and held inone place. •Itis thetemporary transfer of electrons.
Charges on objects… : Remember 1. Protonshaveapositive charge Electrons havea negativecharge 2.
•Whenthenumber of protonsequalsthenumberof electrons,theatom isneutral.
•Ifelectronsareremoved froma neutralobject, object will become positivelycharged. •Ifelectronsareadded the to a neutral object, theobject will become negatively charged.
Activity 7-1B Visualizing Charge Transfer Pg. 231
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Electric Discharge •The removal of charge from an •Ex. Lightening “shocks” electric object.
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The Coulomb (C) •The unitof electriccharge. •It takestheadditionor 1018 removal of 6.25x electrons to produce 1C charge. of
Laws of Electric Charges: 1. 2. 3. Likecharges repel Unlike charges attract Charged objects attract some neutralones.
Laws of Electric Charges
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