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chp 22 physics
electrostatics
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Physics
Undergraduate 2
10/13/2011

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is electrcity every where

does electrcity hold molecules together.
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yes/yes
Term
involves electric charges , forces beetween them , aura that surrounds them, and their behavoir in materials
Definition
electrostatics
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like kinds=
unlike kinds=
Definition
repel

attract
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protons are ________ charged

electrons are ___________ charged
Definition
positivly

negatively
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what holds the nucleus together
Definition
electrical forces and non electrical nuclear forces hold it together
Term
whenever something is charged are electrons created or destroyed


electrons are simply transfered from_____________________
Definition
-they are neitheir created or destroyed

- one material to another
Term
if an electron is removed from an atom is it neutral or negative or charged.
Definition
it is neutral
Term
a charged atom is called-

what ion has a positive-

what ion has one or more extra extra electrons, is negativley charged-
Definition
-ion

-positive ion

-negative ion
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electrons can not be divided into_____________
Definition
fractions of electrons
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the electrical force beetween two charges varies directly as the product of the charges and inversly as the square of the distance beetween them. opposites charges attract like charges repel
Definition
coulumbs law
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what is a good conductor
Definition
electrons in outer shell of its atoms are not anchored=particle atoms are free to wander.
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materials that are poor conductors of electricity is called a ___________
Definition
insulator
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is both insulator and conductor
Definition
semi conductor
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what controls the flow of electrons in circuits for semi conductors_____________.


how much power are requierd for semi conductors.
Definition
transistors

little
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at low temperatures electrical resistence dispears, acquire infinite conductivity to the flow of charge is called _____________.



-is heat lost and does it lose energy while going through the medium.
Definition
-super conductor


-no
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it is impossible to cause electrical charges if for example retards like gino lazaro rubbed a cat against a vert9ical carpet
Definition
false
Term
method of charging by rubbing things
Definition
charging by contact
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redistribuition of electrical charges in and on objects caused by the electrical influence of a charged object close by but not in contact.
Definition
charging by induction
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this is what happens when a cloud causes lightning
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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ground ground ground
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when a charged rod is brought near an insulator , there ____are/are_____ not free electrons that migrte throughout the insulating material.
Definition
ARE
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when one side of of the atom or molecule is induced into becoming more neg/pos than the opposite side it is_________________
Definition
electricallly polarized
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when a comb passes through your air the comb has a _______ charge.


what will happen to both sides of the paper while they are attracting
Definition
-positive


-neg on left pos on right
Term
the force is gravitational, and the altered space surrounding a massive body is a
Definition
gravitational field
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space around every electrically charged body is filled with an________________ an aura that extends through space.
Definition
electric field
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the electric field concept helps us understand not only the forv=ces beetween isolated stationary charged bodeis but also ___________________.
Definition
what happens when charges move.
Term
energy moving through electric fields can be guided by what
.
Definition
metal wires or teamed up with a magnetic field to move through empt space.
Term
the amount of shielding depends on_________________.
Definition
the material used for shielding
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is electric charge distribuition eqaul on a

--circle
-square
-rock thing
Definition
only on a circle.
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a charged object has potential energy by virtue of its location in an ________________.
Definition
electric field
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we call the the energy the particle posses by virtue of its location=________________.
Definition
electric potential eneergy
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the unit of electric charge is the coulumb, so we consider the electric potential energy _______________ of charge.
Definition
per coulumb.
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a charged baloon is extremely dangerous b/c it has a high voltage. t/f , why
Definition
false, the amount of enrgy associated with the charge is small.
Term
electric energy can be stored in a common device called a ___________.
Definition
capacitator.
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energy stored in a CAPAcitaor comes from _________________.
Definition
work required to charge it.
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