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2.5 Static electricity

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Question 19
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A student rubs an acetate rod with a dry cloth. The student says that rubbing has made new positive charge on the rod. Why is the student wrong?

[1]
A

Rubbing removes positive charge from the surface of the rod

B

Rubbing can only ever make new negative charge on the rod

C

The rod was already positively charged before it was rubbed

D

Rubbing only moves electrons, so no new charge is created

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2.5 Static electricity Questions

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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.

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