A student is given a polythene rod, a dry woollen cloth, a nylon thread and a clamp stand.
Describe how the student could charge the rod, and describe the evidence they could collect to show that two charged rods exert a force on each other without touching.
In your answer, refer to the transfer of electrons.
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 2.5 Static electricity, covering 2.5.1 Static charge and 2.5.2 Electric fields. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.