Electro statics

Electrostatic : the study of static electricity

Static electricity :
o electrical charges that are fixed in position in some material
o

consist of charges that do not move

will occur only in electrical insulator such as plastic rods

can be produce through friction

During friction
o

When 2 different substances are rubbed

Transfer of charged particles happen. Electron transfer happens

Type of charge produce depend on type of substances rubbed against

one another

The object that receives electron becomes negatively charged.

To detect electrostatic charges electroscope