1. CH 5 – Electricity and Magnetism
Static Electricity
CH 5 – Electricity and Magnetism

2. Van de Graaff Generator

4. PhET Sim
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5. Triboelectric Effect Greeks + Other Mediteranean
Amber + Fur = Attracts Feathers
 New Latin word electricus ("of amber" or "like amber", from ἤλεκτρον, elektron, the Greek word for "amber") t

6. Static Electricity
Def: Related to electrical charges at rest, within or on the surface of a material. These can be the result of a temporary movement of electrons from one substance to another
Generally, substances are found in a neutral state (same # of + and -). When electrons move from one substance to another the materials become charged.
We will discuss dynamic electricity later in the term
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