Experiment 3.5

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Name: _____________________________________ Date:_____________

Activity

“Charge” it to experience!

Objectives:

After performing this activity, you should be able to:

1. observe that objects may attract or repel each other,


2. infer that objects may carry positive and negative charges, and
3. deduce that neutral objects contain positive and negative charges

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.

Q1. What happened with the balloons?

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.

Q3. What happened with the balloons?

Q4. Does the glass have a different or same charge as the balloon? What made you say
so?

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