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The charge an object has when it has gained electrons?

electric charge


What does an object get when it gains or loses electrons?

When an object gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged. When it loses electrons, it becomes positively charged. This change in charge affects the object's interactions with other charged objects.


How does an object gain a negative charge?

An object gains a negative charge by gaining an excess of electrons. When an object either gains electrons from another object or loses protons, it can become negatively charged.


When does an object become electrically charged?

An object becomes electrically charged when it gains or loses electrons. Gaining electrons gives the object a negative charge, while losing electrons gives it a positive charge. This imbalance of electrons creates an electric charge on the object.


When an object gains or loses electrons it has a?

It's safe to say if an object gains or loses electrons its electric charge has changed. If it was overall electrically neutral before it lost electrons, it would then have a positive charge; if it acquired electrons from initially being neutral, it would have a negative charge. At the atomic level this is called ionization.


Why do electric charges build on an object?

Electric charges build on an object when it gains or loses electrons, leading to an imbalance of positive and negative charges. This imbalance creates a static charge on the object, causing it to attract or repel other charged objects.


How can static electricity build up an object?

Static electricity builds up on an object when the object gains or loses electrons through friction or contact with another object. This imbalance of electrons creates a charge on the object, leading to static electricity build-up.


When electrons move from one object another they become what with static electricity?

They become charges


How does an object becomes charged?

An object becomes positively charged if it loses electrons. This is because electrons have a negative charge, so the less of them there are in an object, the stronger the positive charge is.


When an object gains or loses electrons has it an electric charge?

That depends entirely on sign of the charge. If the object gains a positive charge, then that means the object as lost electrons, since electrons are negatively charge. If the charge is negative, then the object has gained electrons. It is also possible that the charge was created by a movement in protons, which are positively charged, in which case the object may not have lost or gained electrons.


What particles are lost or gained when working with static electricity?

When working with static electricity, electrons are transferred between objects. The object that gains electrons becomes negatively charged, while the object that loses electrons becomes positively charged.


A material has a net charge because it?

A net charge results when an atom gains or loses electrons. If it loses electrons, it gains a positive charge, if it gains them, it gains a net negative charge.