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Name materials that tend to lose electrons
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Glass, human hair, wool, cat's fur, silk
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Name materials that tend to gain electrons
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Paper, balloon, vinyl, plastic rubber
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What is the danger of static electricity?
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Spark caused by build-up of fire may cause an explosion
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What causes neutral & charged objects to attract?
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Induction
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What holds static charge: conductors or insulators?
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insulators
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Electric force is proportional to...
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-amount of charge
-distance between objects |
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Describe the laws of static charge
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-like charges repel
-opposite charges attract -neutral objects are attracted to charged objects |
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What is an electroscope?
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Device used to detect static charge
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