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What I personally would do is tear a strip from a sheet of nose- or toilet-tissue,
hang it next to the object under test but not touching it, and see if the paper is
attracted to the object. I call it the 'poor man's gold leaf'.
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What would you use to see if somthing is charged?
an electroscope is used to determine whether an object is charged or not. However, it will not tell if the object is positively or negatively charged.
How can you tell when an object has been statically charged?
I you touch it, and it shocks you, then it was statically charged.
Why is it possibe for an uncharged object to appear charged if no charge has been transfered to it?
Charge is induced in the object when another charged object brought near it. this happens due to charge separation in the object thus making it polar.
Does a charged object effect an non charged object?
No.
How is the charge on a charged object maintained?
If the object remains ungrounded it will remain charged.
What are some ways in which an object can become charged?
Some ways in which an object can become charged are friction, contact and induction.
How do objects become negatively charged using the contact method?
when a negatvely charged object touches a neutrally charged object electrons move to the neutraly charged object making it negativly charged!
What happens when a charged object is brought to another oppositely charged object?
There will be flow of electrons from negatively charged object towards the positively charged object making an attempt to make both of them electrically neutral.
What object repels a positively charged object?
A positively charged object. Like charges repel.
A charged object does not affect an object that has no charge?
It depends on the type of non-charged object. If the object is made of conductive material, a charged object will induce a separation of charge in the non-charged object. Its net charge will still be zero. If the object is not conductive, there will be no significant effect.
What does it mean when an object is charged?
When an object is charged, it either has a surplus or deficiency of electrons. If it has a surplus, the object is negatively charged, and if it has a deficiency, then it is positively charged (has more protons than electrons).
What object can be attracted by a charged object?
A negatively charged object. Also, a neutral object, through an induced separation of charges.
