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Why do you get zapped when you rub your feet on carpet?
You get zapped when you rub your feet on the carpet, because of electrostatic discharge. When you are rubbing your feet on the floor, the atoms on the floor have electrons that get stripped off of them and get put onto your body. When you have extra electrons sitting on your body that want to get off and you go to touch some sort of conductive surface, the extra electrons transfer, causing you to get zapped.
What is the movement of electrons to one part of an object by the electric field of another object?
Well to answer this question would first require a brief explanation of atoms. Atoms consist of 3 particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons have a positive charge. Electrons have a negative charge. Neutrons have no charge. A basic atom will have the same number of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Certain atoms have tendencies to appear in nature as what are known as ions. An ion is an atom that either has extra electrons or lacks electrons. When an atom lacks electrons, it gains a positive charge. When an atom has extra electrons, it gains a negative charge. The attraction between objects comes from these positive and negative ions. The positive ions have lost electrons and, therefore, are looking for more electrons. Since the negative ions have a surplus of electrons, they are looking to give away electrons. This is what causes them to seek each other out.
What is a Group 6A element whose anion contains 36 electrons?
Bromine, atomic number 35. Each bromine atom (Br) has 35 electrons, and the bromine (or bromide) ion (Br1-) has 36 electrons.
The charge an object has when it has gained electrons?
electric charge
Why does static electricity happen?
Static electricity is an electric charge, it is created by friction, and causes sparks, and attracts dust or hair example: ....walk across a carpet, electrons move from the rug to you. Now you have extra electrons. Touch a door knob and ZAP! The electrons move from you to the knob. You get a shock. because sometimes, as you rub two materials together the tiny, negatively charged electrons move from one material to another.
What is term for a semiconductor that contains extra electrons?
N-type semiconductor contains extra electrons.
What is the term for semiconductors that contains extra electrons?
N-type semiconductor contains extra electrons.
What is the term for a semi conductor that contains extra electrons?
N-type semiconductor contains extra electrons.
Why is steel a conductor?
because it stole a conductor, it is conductive because the steel has extra electrons and when extra electrons get introduced to the steel, it releases its electrons and takes in the new electrons and this happens in a continually
Do an isotope have extra electrons or protons?
protons
What can the buildup of extra electrons on clouds?
lightning
The number of missing or extra electrons within an atom's outer shell?
Valence electrons
What is the term for a semiconductors that contains electrons?
N-type semiconductor contains extra electrons.
What does the ( ) or (-) oxidation number tell you about an ion?
Its electric charge polarity. If (+) it is missing electrons, if (-) it has extra electrons.
The buildup of extra electrons on clouds can cause?
lightning
What can the buildup extra electrons on clouds cause?
lightning
If theres 3 protons and 4 electrons is it a cation or anion?
A cation has extra protons and it is positively charged. An Anion has extra electrons and it is negatively charged. From, your question, it is an anion.
