Static Electricity

Positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom

A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

A subatomic particle that has a negative charge

the loss of static electricity as charges move off an object

the build up of electric charge on an object

the space around a charged object in which another charged object experiences an electric force

the rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby charged object

type of charging where charge is transferred from a charged object to an uncharged object by touching them together

type of charging where charge is transferred when two objects are rubbed together

the center of an atom, which contains the protons and neutrons

Anything that has mass and takes up space

Building block of matter, smallest particle of an element

A pure substance made of only one kind of atom

the transfer of excess charge through a conductor to Earth

the area around the nucleus in the atom where the electrons are found