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11.1 Charging by friction

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Question 16

A student holds a copper pipe in their bare hand and rubs it with a negatively charged polythene rod.

The polythene rod loses its charge.

Explain why the polythene rod loses its charge.

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11.1 Charging by friction Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /11.1 Charging by friction

47 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 11.1 Charging by friction, covering 11.1.1 Charging insulators by friction, 11.1.2 Forces between charges, 11.1.3 Electrostatic phenomena, and 11.1.4 Earthing and removing charge. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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