electron transfer
What electron transfer means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Only electrons move when materials are rubbed together, because the positive nuclei are fixed, so charge is transferred between the materials rather than created.
Friction causes negatively charged electrons to be transferred from one material to the other when two different insulating materials are rubbed together.
Negatively charged electrons are rubbed off one material and on to the other, and only electrons move.
Topics that use electron transfer
- Static charge (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- charge redistribution
- charging by friction
- conservation of charge
- effect of separation
- electric field
- electrostatic force
- equal and opposite
- equal and opposite forces
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