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Static Electricity

Positive and negative charge — why things attract, repel and spark

Give each object a + or − charge and watch what they do to each other.

+

Object A

Object B

→ ← Attract

Different signs → they pull together (attract).

Charging by friction — rub and watch the electrons hop

Pick two materials, then rub. Electrons jump to one side, leaving the other positive.

Both start neutral (equal + and −).