Static electrical charges are produced when two objects are rubbed together, causing electrons to transfer from one object to the other. This gives the objects positive or negative charges. An electroscope can be used to detect these static charges by observing any deflection of the gold leaves when an object is brought near it. Everyday examples of static electricity include lightning, which occurs when negative charges build up in clouds, and the use of grounding strips on fuel tankers to prevent a buildup of static that could cause an explosion.
Static electrical charges are produced when two objects are rubbed together, causing electrons to transfer from one object to the other. This gives the objects positive or negative charges. An electroscope can be used to detect these static charges by observing any deflection of the gold leaves when an object is brought near it. Everyday examples of static electricity include lightning, which occurs when negative charges build up in clouds, and the use of grounding strips on fuel tankers to prevent a buildup of static that could cause an explosion.
Static electrical charges are produced when two objects are rubbed together, causing electrons to transfer from one object to the other. This gives the objects positive or negative charges. An electroscope can be used to detect these static charges by observing any deflection of the gold leaves when an object is brought near it. Everyday examples of static electricity include lightning, which occurs when negative charges build up in clouds, and the use of grounding strips on fuel tankers to prevent a buildup of static that could cause an explosion.
Static electrical charges are produced when two objects are rubbed together, causing electrons to transfer from one object to the other. This gives the objects positive or negative charges. An electroscope can be used to detect these static charges by observing any deflection of the gold leaves when an object is brought near it. Everyday examples of static electricity include lightning, which occurs when negative charges build up in clouds, and the use of grounding strips on fuel tankers to prevent a buildup of static that could cause an explosion.
vii. An object is charged when there is a transfer of _____________.
a. an object is _________ if its atoms have the same amount of protons and electron. b. An object is ______________ charged if the amount of _________ more than the amount of _____________ in its atoms. c. An object is ______________ charged if the amount of _____________ more than the amount of _________ in its atoms. viii. The transfer of electrons causes two types of electrical phenomena. a. ______________ – phenomena where charges that are not moving. b. _______________ – phenomena where the charges are moving.
ix. _______________ is the study of static electric charges or electric charges at rest (not moving).
how are the electrostatic charges between the objects produced?
Electric charges consist of positive charges (proton) and negative charges (electron). The attraction and repulsion between the electric charges are known as electrostatic forces.
When two different types of objects are rubbed together, only the electrons are transferred from one object to the other, whereas the protons do not move. The object that gains electrons will be negatively charged. The object that loses electrons will be positively charged. The object that has equal number of protons and electrons is known as neutral.
B. Producing static electrical charges
i. Two dissimilar objects can be charged through friction. ii. Two neutral objects will be charged when they are rubbed together. a. a plastic ruler is rubbed with a handkerchief and brought near a stream of water. The ruler pulls the stream closer. b. A balloon is rubbed with a silk cloth and brought near a piece of paper. The balloon attracts the paper.
iii. Objects can lose or gain electrons by rubbing with different types of objects. iv. Matter carries out two types of charges, that is positive charge and the negative charge. v. An object is said to be neutral if it has the same number of positive charges and negative charges. vi. The negative charges are electrons which are free to move from one object to another. vii. If a neutral object loses electrons, it becomes positively charged. viii. If a neutral object gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged.
C. properties of static electrical charges
i. same charges repel each other. ii. Opposite charges attract each other. Detecting static electrical charges iii. Electroscope is a device that is used to detect and identify the presence of static electric charges on the device itself or upon other nearby objects. iv. The most commonly used electroscope in a laboratory is the gold leaf electroscope.
v. Structure of a gold leaf electroscope.
vi. Using an electroscope to identify static electric charges in an object:
a. The presence of charge in an object can be determined by observing any deflection on the gold leaves. b. When the electroscope is not charged, the gold leaves hang straight down. When the electroscope is charged, the gold leaves deflect from its normal.
vii. Everyday phenomena caused by static electrical charges.
a. Lightning - Lightning is produced by a discharge of electrical charges from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the Earth. Negative static electrical charged build up on the cloud during a storm as strong wind rubs against water particles in the clouds. The negative charges leap to the ground or another cloud causing lightning as shown below.
b. petrol tankers On hot days, a moving petrol tanker becomes charged due to friction with the surrounding air. A metal chain is connected from the petrol tank to the ground so that static electrical charges can be transferred from the petrol tank to the ground and prevent explosion. c. tyres of aeroplanes Due to friction, aeroplanes become charged when flying in the air. Thus, when landing, there is a strip of metal conductor sliding against the ground to discharge the aeroplane.
d. spark plugs When a car engine is ignited, there is transfer of charges in the spark plugs that produces sparks and subsequently burns the fuel.
2. SAFETY MEASURE 1. A strip is used to prevent static charges from accumulating on the tanker. 2. A lightning conductor is used to protect a building from being damaged by lightning. 3. ELECTRICITY A. Electricity i. Electricity is a form of energy produced by electric current. ii. Electricity is used in many ways, such as lightning up a bulb, heating a kettle or spinning a ceiling fan. iii. Electricity can be obtained from various sources. Examples of sources of electrical energy are; 1. simple cell 2. dry cell text book 128 3. wet cell (acid-lead accumulator) 4. mercury cell and lithium cell
B. current and voltage i. current is the rate of flow of charges (or electrons) through a conducting medium such as metal. Current increases when more electrons are flowing through a conductor. ii. The flowing of electrons through a conductor is driven by voltages, produced by batteries or generators. iii. Voltage is the difference in potential energy that causes electrons to flow from an area with more electrons to an area with fewer, producing an electric current. iv. Van de Graff generator is a device that produces a high voltage by collecting static electrical charges.
C. the direction of current and electron flow in an electric circuit. i. according to the conventional current flow, current flows from the positive terminal to the negative terminal as shown in figure 7.9 below.
ii. however according to the electron flow, electron flows from negative terminal to the positive terminal.
D. Resistance i. electric current loses energy as it moves through a conductor because the particles in the conductor resist the flow of electrons. ii. Resistance is the property of a material that opposes the flow of current (electrons) through it. iii. When resistance increases, the current flow in a material decreases and vise versa. iv. Resistor is a substance that opposes the flow of electric charge in order to control the flow of electric current. Examples; rheostats, fixed resistors and bulbs. 4. MEASURING ELECTRICITY 1. Electric current is measured by using an ammeter. 2. Ammeter is connected in an electrical circuit in series. 3. Voltage is measured by using a Voltmeter. 4. Voltmeter is connected in an electrical circuit in parallel. 5. The symbol of current is I and its SI unit is the ampere (A). 6. The symbol of voltage is V and its SI unit is the Volt (V). 7. The symbol of resistance is R and its SI unit is the Ohm (Ω ). 5. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CURRENT, VOLTAGE AND RESISTANCE. 1. The higher the resistance, the smaller the current that flows through the circuit. 2. The higher the voltage, the bigger the current that flows through the circuit.
