Static Electricity |
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First Experiment- Rolling Can
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Second Experiment- Tissues
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Third Experiment- Bending water
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Procedure
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Scientific TheoryTo begin with, in each atom they are protons that are positively charged, electrons that are negatively charged, and neutrons that are just neutral. In all of the objects around us, it is made up of atoms. Inside the objects there is an equal balance between positive charges and negative charges. If the charges are imbalanced, this will create static electricity. For the first experiment, the balloon was negatively charged and the can was positively charged. Since the balloon was more negative, the can became attracted and began to move towards the balloon. In the second experiment, the balloon was more negative than the tissue which, caused the tissues to stick to the balloon. Finally, in the last experiment, the brush was more negative than the water. This caused the water to bend towards the brush.
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