Experiment 3.5
Experiment 3.5
Experiment 3.5
Activity
“Charge” it to experience!
Objectives:
Materials Needed:
meterstick or any meter-long stick
balloons
string
chairs or any stand for the stick
glass (from a picture frame)
cloth (flannel or silk cloth)
Procedure:
1. Inflate the two balloons. Tie each using a length of string. Place the meter-long
stick across two chairs. Suspend the two balloons so that they hang freely about
two inches apart.
2. With each hand holding one balloon, rub the balloons simultaneously against your
hair several times. Let go of the balloons. Observe.
Q2. Did the balloons acquire the same charge or different charges? What made you say
so?
3. Rub the piece of glass with a silk cloth. Bring the piece of glass between the two
balloons. Observe.
Q4. Does the glass have a different or same charge as the balloon? What made you say
so?