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Unit: Static electricity

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Electric charge

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Triboelectric effect and charge
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Electric charge review
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Conservation of charge

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Conservation of charge
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Conductors and insulators
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Applying conservation of chargeGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Charge transfer processesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 1

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Coulomb's law and electric force

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Coulomb's Law
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Relationship between electric force, charge, and distanceGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Comparing electric force and gravitational forceGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Explore electrostatics

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Discovery of triboelectric effect
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Pith ball electroscope
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Foil leaf electroscope
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Electrostatic telegraphs (case study)
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About this unit

Electric forces hold together the atoms and molecules in your eyes which allow you to read this sentence. Take a moment and learn about the force that holds our bodies together.