electricity chapter 13. section 1 electric charge
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Electricity Chapter 13
Section 1
Electric Charge
Positive and Negative Charge
• There are two types of electric chargeo Protons have positive electric chargeo Electrons have negative electric chargeo What happens if an atom has an equal number of protons and
electrons? No net electrical charge Electrically neutral
o Do neutrons have an electric charge? No...neutrons are uncharged particles
• The strength of the attraction between electrons and the nucleus can vary between different types of atoms and molecules
• For Exampleo Electrons are more attracted to atoms in the soles of your shoes than
the atom in carpeto Electrons will transfer from the carpet to your shoes
What is the charge of the carpet now? Positive
o What is the charge of the soles of your shoes? Negative
o An accumulation of excess electric charge is called STATIC ELECTRICITY
Transferring Charge
When an object becomes charged Electrons usually moved from one object to another Charge cannot be created or destroyed Charge is transferred The Law of Conservation of Charge
Charge cannot be created or destroyed, but can be transferred from object to object
Conservation of Charge
The forces that exist between charges are dependent on two things The type of charge
Like charges repel Opposite charges attract
The distance between charges Force decreases as objects move apart
What do you think causes clothes in your dryer to be attracted to one another? Some clothes gain electrons (negatively charged) Some clothes lose electrons (positively charged) Clothes of opposite charge stick together
Charges Exert Forces
An electric field surrounds every electric charge The field exerts a force causing other electric charges to be repelled or
attracted Any charge in the field will be pushed or pulled Electric fields are represented by arrows that show how the field would
make a positive charge behave
Electric Fields
Remember…all objects are attracted on one another by gravitational forces
Electric forces are much stronger The electric forces between electrons and protons are what keep atoms
together
The Strength of Electric Forces
A material in which electrons are able to move easily is a conductor What type of material make the best conductors?
Metals A material in which electrons are not able to move easily is an insulator
Can you think of some examples? Wood, plastic
Thermal insulators and conductors are not always electrical conductors Can you think of a thermal conductor that is also an electrical conductor?
Metals Can you think of thermal conductor that is not an electrical conductor?
Glass
Conductors and Insulators
Rubbing objects together can result in a transfer of electrons One material has a positive charge and the other has negative charge This type of transfer is charging by contact
When a charge object comes near a neutral objects, the electrons of the neutral object will rearrange The neutral object becomes charges This type of transfer is charging by induction
Charging Objects
Lightning is the sudden discharge of charges built up in thunderclouds.
The collisions of atoms and molecules as they move through air cause air to emit light.
Lightning also produces powerful sound waves due to the large amount of heat that causes the surround air to expand rapidly and produce thunder.
To protect objects from being stuck by lighting, they are often “grounded” to Earth. Grounding provides a path for lightning to travel to the ground.
How It Works: Lightning
Lightning and Thunder
Electric charge can be detected using an electroscope
Detecting Electric Charge