Practice Types Of Charges And Their Interaction (12.3)

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Question 1.
What type of charge does a glass rod acquire when rubbed with silk?
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Think about the material being rubbed.
Question 2.
What do like charges do?
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Remember the phrase 'like charges...'
3Question 3.
What do like charges do?
- Attract
- Repel
- Neither
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Think about how similar charges interact.
4Question 4.
True or False: A negatively charged object will repel another negatively charged object.
- True
- False
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Consider what happens with balloons.
Question 5.
Two balloons are rubbed with wool and then brought towards each other. Describe the behavior you observe and explain why.
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Recall what happens with similar charges.
Question 6.
You have a charged plastic comb that attracts small bits of paper. What type of charge does the comb have? Justify your answer with reasoning.
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Think about how charge interaction works.

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