Electricity Flash Cards Chapter 10

• A form of energy that results from the interaction of charged particles
• i.e.- Protons, Electrons

Electric charge that remains "static" or doesn't move

• Involves the transfer of electric charge by rubbing or friction
• i.e.- Combing Hair

• Used to determine the kind of electric charge produced on each substance when two substances are rubbed together
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• (Another good diagram is also available on page 405 in the textbook for studying)

• A material in which electrons cannot move easily from one atom to another atom
• i.e.- Vinyl, Silicon, Teflon.

• A material in which electrons can move easily atoms
• i.e.- air, glass, human body

• A material in which electrons can move fairly well between atoms
• i.e. lead, cotton, wool

An object that can supply a very large number of electrons to, or remove a large number of electrons from, a charged object, thus neutralizing the object

• A device for detecting the presence of and electric charge
• Types- pith ball electroscope, metal leaf electroscope

Generating a charge on a neutral object by touching it with a charged object

Laws that describe how two objects interact electrically

A property of the space around a charged object, where the effect of it's charge can be felt on other objects

The movement of electrons in a substance, caused by the electric field of a nearby charged object between the substance and the object

A charged atom or group of atoms

• A metal shpere or point, attached to the hightest part of a building and connected to the ground
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A type of cleaner that removes unwanted particles and liquid droplets from a flow of gas

A device that accumulates very large charges

A small device that detects and measures exposure to radiation