Rubbing a lucite rod with fur causes the rod to become charged by friction. Electrons are transferred from the fur to the lucite rod, giving the rod a negative charge and the fur a positive charge. This is known as triboelectric charging.
normally, the rubber rod and the peice of fur has an equal number of protons and electrons, making each balanced. When you rub these two together, the rubber rod takes on electrons from the fur, giving the rod more electrons than normal. A negative charge, where as the fur loses electrons creating a positive charge.
When you rub a glass rod with silk, electrons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk, leaving the rod with a net positive charge. This positive charge creates an electric field around the rod, which can attract negatively charged objects or repel positively charged objects due to the principles of electrostatics.
Assuming the pith ball is uncharged, and the rod isn't touching it: The electron particles on the fur will have come off on the rod, giving it a negative charge. As a result, the pith ball will be attracted to the rod because all uncharged matter is attracted to charge matter.
It's a rod made out of a certain type of plastic, i have most commonly seen them used in science lessons at high school, if you rub them against a piece of fur they will become negatively charged because electrons from the fur travel into the perspex rod. hope that helps. alice.
Rubbing ebonite against fur can create a static charge on the ebonite due to the transfer of electrons between the two materials. This can lead to the ebonite gaining a negative charge and the fur gaining a positive charge.
normally, the rubber rod and the peice of fur has an equal number of protons and electrons, making each balanced. When you rub these two together, the rubber rod takes on electrons from the fur, giving the rod more electrons than normal. A negative charge, where as the fur loses electrons creating a positive charge.
When you rub a copper rod with a cloth, electrons are transferred between the two materials due to friction. This can cause a buildup of static electricity on the rod, giving it a slight negative charge.
The ebonite rod will gather a static electric charge, as electrons are transferred.
When you rub a glass rod with silk, electrons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk, leaving the rod with a net positive charge. This positive charge creates an electric field around the rod, which can attract negatively charged objects or repel positively charged objects due to the principles of electrostatics.
Assuming the pith ball is uncharged, and the rod isn't touching it: The electron particles on the fur will have come off on the rod, giving it a negative charge. As a result, the pith ball will be attracted to the rod because all uncharged matter is attracted to charge matter.
Certain materials will build up static charges when rubbed together. If you take fur and rub it against an acrylic rod then separate them, a static charge will have been built up and stored on the surface of the acrylic rod.
You build a charge when rubbing vinyl with a wool cloth. The wool cloth is very weak in holding electrons so when you rub it with the ebonite rod the electrons transfer onto the rod. The rod is negatively charged (assuming that the rod was neutrally charged). The wool becomes positively charged (assuming that the wool was neutrally charged)
It's a rod made out of a certain type of plastic, i have most commonly seen them used in science lessons at high school, if you rub them against a piece of fur they will become negatively charged because electrons from the fur travel into the perspex rod. hope that helps. alice.
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Rubbing ebonite against fur can create a static charge on the ebonite due to the transfer of electrons between the two materials. This can lead to the ebonite gaining a negative charge and the fur gaining a positive charge.
To soften matted fur of a stuffed animal rub the fur with a damp wash cloth.
Oh, dude, when you rub a rod with nylon, it transfers some of its electrons to the rod, giving it a negative charge. This is because nylon has a higher affinity for electrons than the rod. So yeah, the rod gets all charged up and ready to party with some static electricity.