1. Rubber Balloons Insulators – electrons are held tightly to their atom parents.

2. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon Far Apart Both Balloons in their natural state where electrons are generally spaced apart.

3. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon Close Together The overcrowded electrons in the negative balloon are strongly attracted to (and move) towards the neutral balloon. This pushes the electrons in the neutral balloon away.

4. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon In Contact

5. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon Close Together After Contact

6. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon Far Apart After Contact

7. Mylar Balloons Those grey shiny balloons (Conductive) – more freely allow electrons to go to other atoms.

8. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon Far Apart Both Balloons in their natural state where electrons are generally spaced apart.

9. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon Close Together The overcrowded electrons in the negative balloon are strongly attracted to (and move) towards the neutral balloon. This pushes the electrons in the neutral balloon away.

10. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon In Contact. Both Become Negatively Charged. Why are the electrons evenly distributed ?

11. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon After Contact Close Together

12. + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + ++ + + + + + Neutral Balloon and Negative Balloon After Contact Far Apart Together