Unit III - Electricity and Magnetism

 

I.        Static Electricity - electronic charges flowing in ______________________.

 

A)       Electricity of the Atom - Electrical Charges come from the ________________  

     

                            

 Atoms are ordinarily _________________ (#protons = ___________________ )

 

                                                         

 

                                                        

                   Charge of electron = _______________Coulombs

 

                                     

          1.       *** Atoms become charged by gaining or losing ________________.

 

Mg + 2                   F - 1

 

 

 

Why are protons______________________________ by an atom??

 

 

 

 

 

a)                 Ion – _____________________________________

 

·         Negatively charged ion - _________________________

 

·         Positive charge            ________________________

 

 

2.                  Charged objects lose their _________________ when they are_______________

 

3.                   

·         ______________________________ charged object ____________________

 

·         ____________________ charged object ___________________


B.       Detecting Electric Fields.

 

          1.       Electroscope - used to detect presence of  __________________.

 

 

                            

 

 

 

 

 

                                                 

 

 

a) if no charge is present leaves point _________________ 

 

b)                 leaves _____________________        in presence of charge.

 

C) Transfer of charge

 

 

                  

 

                           

  Rod - ____________________________________                     ______ charge

 

                             wool, fur - _______________________________                  _______ charge

 

2.       Conduction - charging object through contact with a charged body.

 

Case I – Contact with a negative charging body

 

 

 

 

                            

 

 

 

 

 

Case II – Contact with a positive charging body