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Material which have an equal number of positive and negative charges are
classified as neutral or not charged.
When two different materials rub against one another, negative electrical charges
or electron are transferred from one material to another material.
The material which gains negative charges becomes negatively charged, while the
material which loses its negative charges becomes positively charged.
ELECTROSTATICS
Electrostatics is the study of ..
There are two types of electrical charges :
a) ..
b)
When two materials are rubbed against one another, the friction that acts between
the materials causes one of materials to become charge and the other
to become . charged.
Charging by Friction.
Material which have an equal number of positive and negative charges are
classified as neutral or not charged.
When two different materials rub against one another, negative electrical charges
or electron are transferred from one material to another material.
The material which gains negative charges becomes negatively charged, while the
material which loses its negative charges becomes positively charged.
LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR
To reduce the risk of a building being struck by lightning.
Its are fitted at the highest point of the building and connected by thick metal strip
directly to the ground .
When lightning strikes a building, it will hit the lightning conductor and its
negative electrical charges will flow directly into the earth through the metal strip
without causing any damage to the building
OIL TANKER
When moves, its body is charged by friction.
As the amount of static electrical charges on the body of the oil tanker increases, a
strong electrostatic forces causes a rapid flow of static electrical charges that
produces sparks.
Sparks can ignite inflammable oil vapour to cause an explosion
To reduce electrical charges, a tanker has a metal chain which will flow the
charges to the ground without causing any sparks.