An intro of basic electrostatics for Conceptual Physics.

1. Electrostatics
 Electrons  Sitting Still
Charge
 inherent property of matter, one of the 7 fundamental units
 only two types of charge, positive & negative
 charge of proton & electron are exactly equal, but
oppositely charged
 Constants
Electrons and Protons are equal in mass.

2. Rules for looking at Charges
Law of Conservation of Charge
 the net electric charge of a system must remain constant
Fundamental Rule: Like
charges repel and unlike
charges attract.

3. 3 ways to charge
1. Friction
 charge is transferred due to the
friction of materials in contact. (Since
friction depends on the type of
materials, so does this)
2. Contact  When 2 objects touch, e’s
flow from one to the other
3. Induction  Charging an object without
actually touching it.

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Grounding: encourage charges to
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earth.
Ground

6. Ground
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7. Polarization
Special form of induction
One side of an object is induced
to be slightly more positive
(or negative) than the other
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8. 4 ways to travel
1. Insulator  e’s don’t flow easily
2. Semiconductor  sometimes conducts,
sometimes insulates
3. Conductors  e’s flow easily
4. Super conductors  substance that has
no resistance when its temp gets close to
absolute zero.

9. Ekectroscope
• Device which detects electric charge: