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11.1 Charging by friction

11.1 Charging by friction

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Question 1

An engineer holds an aluminium rod in their bare hand and rubs it against a positively charged glass rod.

The glass rod loses its charge.

Explain, in terms of the movement of electron charge carriers, why the glass rod loses its charge.

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11.1 Charging by friction Questions

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47 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 11.1 Charging by friction. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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