Physics GCSE
charging by friction
What charging by friction means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of charging by friction
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Rubbing certain insulating materials against each other makes them electrically charged, as electrons are dragged from the surface of one onto the surface of the other.
Topics that use charging by friction
- Static charge (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- charge redistribution
- conservation of charge
- effect of separation
- electric field
- electron transfer
- electrostatic force
- equal and opposite
- equal and opposite forces
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