When two neutral objects are rubbed together, one object will lose ________________ and the other object will gain ____________________.   The object that has lost electrons will become __________________ charged, and the object that has gained electrons will become ___________________ charged.   You can determine which object will gain electrons and which object will lose electrons by looking at the ________________________ series table.

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  1. When two neutral objects are rubbed together, one object will lose ________________ and the other object will gain ____________________.

 

The object that has lost electrons will become __________________ charged, and the object that has gained electrons will become ___________________ charged.

 

You can determine which object will gain electrons and which object will lose electrons by looking at the ________________________ series table.

 

  1. When you comb your hair with a vinyl comb, which object, the hair or the comb, holds onto its electrons more tightly?  What is the charge on this object?



  1. If you comb your hair vigorously with a vinyl comb, how is the amount of charge on your hair and the comb affected?  Why?



  1. If leather is rubbed with polyester, the polyester becomes negatively charged.  Would you place leather above or below polyester in an electrostatic series?

 

  1. In the winter, removing a wool hat can give your hair a static charge.  Predict the type of charge on your hair.

 

  1. If you want to avoid a lot of charge build up on your hair, should you use a vinyl comb or an acetate comb?

 

  1. Nylon socks and a silk blouse are tumbled in a clothes dryer.  Use the electrostatic series to predict the type of charge on each.
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