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Grade 8 NS Exercise 15 Page 209 Corrections

This document contains an exercise with multiple choice and short answer questions about static electricity and atomic structure. It begins by asking students to identify whether an object is neutral, positively charged, or negatively charged based on the relative numbers of protons and electrons. It then asks questions about the structure of neutral atoms and how static charges are transferred. The document explains how rubbing your feet on carpet can generate a static charge, and how touching another object allows you to discharge this charge, causing a shock. It concludes by asking students to identify the charges of protons, electrons, and atomic nuclei.

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Grade 8 NS Exercise 15 Page 209 Corrections

This document contains an exercise with multiple choice and short answer questions about static electricity and atomic structure. It begins by asking students to identify whether an object is neutral, positively charged, or negatively charged based on the relative numbers of protons and electrons. It then asks questions about the structure of neutral atoms and how static charges are transferred. The document explains how rubbing your feet on carpet can generate a static charge, and how touching another object allows you to discharge this charge, causing a shock. It concludes by asking students to identify the charges of protons, electrons, and atomic nuclei.

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EXERCISE 15

CORRECTIONS
ENERGY AND CHANGE

PAGE 209-210
1 Complete the following:
1.1 An object with the same number of positive and
negative charges is neutral.

1.2 An object with a shortage of electrons is positively


charged.

1.3 An object with an excess of electrons is negatively


charged.

1.4 Static electricity can be generated by friction.


1.5 Like charges repel.

1.6 Unlike charges attract.

2.1 A neutral atom has:


A. more protons than electrons.
B. more protons than neutrons.
C. same number of neutrons and electrons.
D. same number of protons and electrons.
2.2 When a negatively-charged ruler is held near a
neutral ball, the:
A. electrons in the ball will move away from the
ruler to the farthest side of the ball.
B. electrons in the ruler move onto the ball and also
charge it negatively.
C. protons in the ball move to the side closest to the
ruler.
D. protons in the ball move onto the ruler and also make
it neutral.
2.3 When a negatively-charged ruler touches a
neutral ball, the:
A. electrons in the ball move to the side farthest
away from the ruler.
B. electrons in the ruler move onto the ball and also
charge it negatively.
C. protons in the ball move to the side closest to the
ruler.
D. protons in the ball move onto the ruler and also make
it neutral.
3. Explain why you can shock your friend when you
touch him/her or her after you have rubbed your
feet on a woollen carpet.
There is friction between your feet and the carpet. When
you rub your feet on the carpet, electrons
are transferred from the carpet to your feet and you
become negatively charged.
When you touch someone you will discharge again, that
is, the excess electrons on you are transferred to your
friend.
A spark will jump between you and your friend and they
will feel the shock.
4. What is the magnitude of the charge of protons and
electrons?
The magnitude of the charge on the protons and
electrons are equal.

5. How do the number of protons and electrons compare


in a neutral atom?
The number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom
are equal.

6. A plastic ruler is rubbed with a flannel cloth. It obtains


a negative charge
Explain how the ruler obtains the charge.
When the ruler is rubbed with the cloth, electrons
move from the cloth to the ruler.
The ruler now has an excess of electrons and is
therefore negatively charged.

7. What type of charge does the nucleus of an atom


have? Explain your answer.
Positive
The nucleus of an atom consists of protons (positive
charge) and neutrons (neutral).
Therefore the nucleus has a positive charge.

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