Basics

Read chapter 32 of your text.

Read my short description of static electricity.

1. Compare the charge of a proton to that of an electron.

2. What is the SI (metric) unit of charge?

3. Explain why, even though electrostatic forces are much stronger than gravitational forces at the level of small particles, we feel gravity all the time (we call it our "weight"), but only notice electric forces occasionally and rarely do we think of them as very strong.

4. Answer this concept test question (and explain how you know):

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8. Explain how an electroscope works.