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They stem from the nucleus of an atom. The atom is composed of electrons, which emit a negative charge, protons which emit positive charges and neutrons which have a neutral charge. When an atom, had a plus positive or minus negative charged, it is called an ion. ion because it either has an extra electron giving it a negative charge, or its missing an electron, giving it a positive charge

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What are the negative and positive charges in clouds called?

the positive and negative charges in clouds are the protons and electrons formed from the friction of the water that condensated to make the cloud.


What happens when the negative and positive charges in the atmosphere separate from each other?

When negative and positive charges separate in the atmosphere, such as during a thunderstorm, it can lead to the buildup of electrical potential energy. This energy is eventually discharged in the form of lightning, as the charges seek to neutralize and balance out.


How does lightning form from the ground up?

Lightning forms when positive and negative charges build up in a cloud. The negative charges at the bottom of the cloud attract positive charges on the ground, creating a path for lightning to strike from the ground up.


Are there positive and negative magnetic charges analogous to positive and negative electric charges?

Outside the dubious field of magnetic therapists, the terms 'positive' and 'negative' are not applied to magnetic polarities. Furthermore, we do not describe magnetic polarity as a 'charge'. However, magnetic poles and electric charges follow the same rule -i.e. like poles repel while unlike poles attract.


What is it called when positive and negative charges transmit energy?

Because in an unbalanced system, the positive end a positive charge, and the negaticve end has a negative charge. Though current (which is reletive to the "positiveness" of an area) flows from positive to negative, electrons flow from negative to positive.

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What are the two like charges?

a positive and a positive or a negative and a negative. Object with the same charge. Like charges repel each other.


What are the 2 types of electric charges?

The two types of electric charges are positive and negative. Positive charges repel each other, as do negative charges, while positive and negative charges attract each other.


What are the negative and positive charges in clouds called?

the positive and negative charges in clouds are the protons and electrons formed from the friction of the water that condensated to make the cloud.


Which of these will different charges do?

Positive charges attract negative charges and repel other positive charges. Negative charges do the opposite, attracting positive charges and repelling other negative charges. Like charges repel and opposite charges attract.


What is true about the number of positive and negative charges in a charged object?

A charged object can have an unequal number of positive and negative charges, resulting in a net charge. An object with more positive charges than negative charges will have a positive net charge, and vice versa for negative charges.


Does current electricity have positive and negative charges?

No electric charges may be positive or negative - electrons have a negative charge; ions have a positive charge.


What is the difference between positive and negative charges?

Positive and negative charges are fundamental properties of matter. Positive charges are associated with protons, which have a positive electrical charge, while negative charges are associated with electrons, which have a negative electrical charge. Opposite charges attract each other, while like charges repel. This interaction between positive and negative charges is what governs the behavior of electricity and magnetism.


How positive and negative attract?

Think about it in science. If you had any atom with only positive charges or just negative charges it is an unstable atom, therfore you can't make anything out of it. They attract like puzzle pieces. To stabalize an object you need an equal amount of positive and negative charges.


What is the difference between positive and negative electric fields?

Positive electric fields point away from positive charges and towards negative charges, while negative electric fields point towards positive charges and away from negative charges. In both cases, the direction indicates the direction that a positive test charge would move if placed in that field.


Does wool have a negative or positive charge?

both because every object has both positive and negative charges but mainly has positive charges.


In which direction do electric field lines go from positive to negative charges?

Electric field lines go from positive charges to negative charges.


How can water be a neutral molecule but still have positive and negative chargers on it?

It is because it has positive charges (from 2 H) and negative charges (from O), that the charges balance out (negative + positive = neutral) (2H+) + (O2-) -----> H2O