Draw the field patterns around a negatively charged sphere.

Important Questions on Static Electricity

EASY

Upper Secondary-IGCSE

IMPORTANT

Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 17 - Static Electricity>Exercise 17.1>Q 1

Give an example of a material that does allow charge to flow through it.

EASY

Upper Secondary-IGCSE

IMPORTANT

Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 17 - Static Electricity>Exercise 17.1>Q 2

A learner rubs a plastic rod with a wool cloth. The rod gains a negative electrostatic charge. Before the experiment, the rod had no electrostatic charge. State the one word that means 'having no electrostatic charge'.

EASY

Upper Secondary-IGCSE

IMPORTANT

Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 17 - Static Electricity>Exercise 17.1>Q 3

State what type of particles have been transferred to the rod when plastic rod is rubbed with a wool cloth.

EASY

Upper Secondary-IGCSE

IMPORTANT

Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 17 - Static Electricity>Exercise 17.1>Q 3

The cloth when rubbed with the plastic rod is left with positive charge. Which type of particles it has more?

MEDIUM

Upper Secondary-IGCSE

IMPORTANT

Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 17 - Static Electricity>Exercise 17.1>Q 5

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Figure shows one way in which the learner could observe the forces exerted by electrostatically charged cloth and rod on each other. Write a brief description of the experiment. Explain how it is done and describe what you would observe.

EASY

Upper Secondary-IGCSE

IMPORTANT

Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 17 - Static Electricity>Exercise 17.2>Q 3

Explain why we get a shock when we walk across a carpet and touch a door handle.

EASY

Upper Secondary-IGCSE

IMPORTANT

Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 17 - Static Electricity>Exercise 17.3>Q 2

Draw the field patterns between two parallel plates that have a potential difference between them.

EASY

Upper Secondary-IGCSE