Physics GCSE
Positive and negative charging by friction
What Positive and negative charging by friction means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Positive and negative charging by friction
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Reference: OCR
Rubbing two different insulating materials transfers electrons from one object to the other; the object that gains electrons becomes negatively charged and the object that loses electrons becomes positively charged.
Topics that use Positive and negative charging by friction
- Static and charge (OCR GCSE)
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- attraction and repulsion
- Charge carriers and transfer of electrons
- charge flow
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- closed circuit
- conservation of charge
- Current
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