1. How do charge behave?

2. Is there any sign of interaction between

the two object?
3. Describe the interaction between the two
objects?
4. How can objects be charged?
5. What are the different types of charges?
Electric
Charge
and Static
Electricity
 Electric Charge

 is a basic property of electrons, protons

and other subatomic particles
 All matter is made up of atoms
 Atoms contain
Protons (+)
Neutrons (0)
Electrons (-)
Two types charges

 Positive and Negative

 Each having an absolute value of
1.6 x 10-19 Coulombs
Negatively charged

 If atom gain electron

 it has more electron than proton.
Positively Charged

 If atom lost electron

 it has more protons than electrons.
The Law of Conservation of Charge

The numbers of electrons and

Charges cannot be created
nor destroyed, but can be
transferred from one material
to another.
protons stay the same.
Electrons simply move from
one atom to another, which
makes areas that have
different charges.
Electrostatic Law

 Like
charges
repel and unlike
charges attract.
Law of Electric
Charges
 Electric Force

The force between the

charged objects is an
electric force.
The size of the electric force depends on 2 things:
1. The amount of charge (the greater the charge, the greater
the force)
2. The distance between charges (the further the distance,
the less the force)
Electric Field
 An electric field is the
region around a
charged object where
electric forces can be
exerted on another
charged object.
(Repelled or attracted)
How do objects get charged?
 They either gain or lose electrons.

Why not protons?

 How Can You
Charge Objects?
 Charging by friction occurs
when electrons are “wiped”
from one object onto another.
Ex.
If you use a cloth to rub a
plastic ruler, electrons move from
the cloth to the ruler.
The ruler gains electrons and
the cloth loses electrons.