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VITEEE. F 1 exerted by q1 , the force F 2 exerted by q2 , and the force F 3exerted by q3 on Q. separation distance, on their velocities and on their accelerations. In this Chapter we will the force acting 2007–2008 Workshop Materials Special Focus: Electrostatics 3 A Note from the Editor Peggy Bertrand Oak Ridge High School Oak Ridge, TN One of the most di cult areas of physics to learn, and Lesson 3:. Uses of Electrostatics. (part 1). Starter. Solve the following anagrams (all connected with charge and electrostatics):. cattis. chosk. desplad. garech. raid rifle bolt. rathe. regyne. ANSWERS. Units of Chapter 16. Static Electricity; Electric Charge and Its Conservation. Electric Charge in the Atom. Insulators and Conductors. Induced Charge; the Electroscope. Coulomb’s Law. Solving Problems Involving Coulomb’s Law and Vectors. (Ch. 20). What is electrostatics?. The study of STATIC ELECTRICITY.. Static electricity is electrical charges that can be collected and/or held in one place.. This is different from . current electricity. Electric Force. Whiteboard Particle Model . (remember sticky tape lab?). H. ow . you can . make a balloon stick on the wall?. What is occurring on the atomic level that lets you do this?. The atom. The atom has positive charge in the nucleus, located in the protons. . Also Known As. Static Electricity. Chemistry Refresher. Atom. the basic unit that makes up all . matter. Made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Chemistry Refresher. Proton. Part of an atom that has a positive charge. Examples of Electrostatics in the world are. :. A doorknob shock. Static in the dryer. Your hair standing up when combed. What is electrostatics? (644). Electricity at . rest. Involves electrical charges, the forces between them, and their behavior in materials. Prior Knowledge. How have you experienced the effects of static electricity?. Electrical Nature of Matter. Incredible as it may seem the act of rubbing a balloon against your hair . doesn’t. create . 1. When the balloon is rubbed on the sweater, what might happen?. A. . Some positive charges in the sweater will move onto the balloon. B. Some negative charges in the sweater will move onto the balloon. Section 3. Method of Images. Plane interface between a semi-infinite (hence grounded) conductor and vacuum. e. a. What happens?. Find fictitious point charges, which together with given charges, make the conductor surface an equipotential (. phone for some research!. Do Now. In your notes:. Draw an atom of either Helium, Lithium, or Carbon. Label all the parts of your atom.. The first scientist to study these phenomena was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).. What are Signs of Electricity’s First Appearance?. When the ancient Greeks rubbed an amber rod with a piece of cloth, the amber began to attract small pieces of leaves or dust. The Greeks named this . EDII Section 1. Continuous medium with ions and electrons. Average potential. Some external electric field. 1. Macroscopic electrodynamics: fields in space occupied by matter. Spatially average the actual microscopic field over atomic length scales..