KEY TERMS Electroscope Induced charge separation Grounding Induction Learning Goals To understand how to tell if a metal leaf electroscope is charged To learn what is meant by the term induced charge separation ID: 530861
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DETECTING ELECTRIC CHARGESlide2
KEY TERMS
Electroscope
Induced charge separation
Grounding
InductionSlide3
Learning Goals
To understand how to tell if a metal leaf electroscope is charged
To learn what is meant by the term “
induced charge separation
”
To learn how to charge an electroscope by inductionSlide4
ELECTROSCOPES
Electroscopes are devices that detect electric charge
We have looked at two types
A pith ball electroscope
A metal leaf electroscopeSlide5
SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES
Similarities:
They can both detect when there is an electric charge on an object;
A pith ball will move toward a charged object
The leaves on a metal leaf electroscope will spread apart when a charged object comes near
Differences:
It is not possible to tell if a pith ball has a charge on it if it is standing alone
If a metal leaf electroscope is charged it is easy to see because the leaves spread apartSlide6
DETECTING CHARGE
Question:
If you have a pith ball that is charged, how do you know if it’s positive or negative?Slide7
DETECTING CHARGE
Answer:
Simple
! Charge a rod so you know it’s charged. For example, take an ebonite rod and rub it with fur and it will become negative (see page 473).
Next, place the rod close to the ball. If the ball is attracted to the rod the ball is positive. If it is repelled, then it’s negative.Slide8
HOW DOES A METAL LEAF ELECTROSCOPE WORK?
It is made of metal (a conductor) and has two very light metallic leaves at the bottom.
Let’s say that a negatively charged object comes close to it
Electrons in the electroscope will try to get
as far away from the object as possible. So
they go down to the bottom (where the
leaves are).
Now the leaves have extra electrons so they repel each otherSlide9
INDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION
If the object does not touch the electroscope then the electroscope is neutral. However, the top
part of the electroscope is positive and the
bottom half is negative.
This is called
Induced Charge Separation
If the object actually touches the electroscope then electrons will jump over to it from the object and the electroscope will be chargedSlide10
GROUNDING
Question:
How do you discharge a charged object?
Answer:
Simple. Just touch it! If it has extra electrons (negatively charged) then the electrons will move on to you and then travel through your body into the earth. If the object has too few electrons (positively charged) then electrons will move from your body to the object. This is called
groundingSlide11
CHARGING BY INDUCTION
Question:
How can you charge an electroscope using a charged rod that never touches it?Slide12
CHARGING BY INDUCTION
Answer:
Let’s say the rod is positively charged this time
Step 1 – Bring the rod close to (but not touching the
electroscope). This will
bring the electrons from the
bottom of the electroscope
up to the top (induced charge separation)Slide13
CHARGING BY INDUCTION
Step 2 – Put your finger on the electroscope. This is called grounding. Since the positive rod is close, electrons will come up from the ground, through your finger and into the electroscope because they want to get close to the rod.
Step 3 – Remove your finger.
Now the electrons are
trapped in the electroscope.
Step 4 – Remove the rodSlide14
CHARGING BY INDUCTION
Question:
What charge does the electroscope have?
Answer:
Electrons came into the electroscope so it has a negative charge.
What would happen if you did the same thing with a negative rod? What kind of charge would the electroscope have?Slide15
CHARGING BY INDUCTION
Summary
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positive rod
With a negative
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