Explain What Happens When Amber is Rubbed with Wool or Silk.

When amber is rubbed with silk or wool, the amber becomes positively charged due to static electricity. Charges can be classified as positive and negative charges. Like charges repel each other whereas the unlike charges attract each other. The force between the charges decreases as the distance between them increases.

When a glass rod is rubbed with amber, electrons are transferred from the glass rod to amber leaving it with a slightly greater positive charge and the amber rod acquires a negative charge.

What is static electricity?

Static electricity is an imbalance between the electric charges in a body, specifically the imbalance between negative and positive charges on a body. Static electricity is mainly produced due to the contact between solid objects.

Characteristics of static electricity

The characteristics of static electricity are as follows:

There are two types of charges – positive and negative charge.
Like charges repel each other whereas unlike charges attract each other.
As the distance between charges increases, the force between them decreases.

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A charged particle $+q$ in an electric field $\vec{E}$ experiences a force in the direction of the electric field. As a result, its kinetic energy changes. Similarly, the charged particle also experiences a force when it moves in a magnetic field $\vec{B}$. But this magnetic force is perpendicular to both velocity $\vec{v}$ of the charged particle and the magnetic field $\vec{B}$, so it cannot change the kinetic energy of the charged particle. Consider two charged particles 1 and 2 of masses $m$ and $\frac{m}{2}$ having charges $-q$ and $+2q$ respectively. They are accelerated from rest through the same potential difference $V$ and acquire kinetic energy $K_1$ and $K_2$. Then they enter in a region of uniform magnetic field $\vec{B}$ perpendicular to their velocities.

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Write two advantages of reflecting telescope over refracting telescope.

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Explain What Happens When Amber is Rubbed with Wool or Silk.

What is static electricity?

Characteristics of static electricity

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3.
Write two advantages of reflecting telescope over refracting telescope.

5.
Two metal spheres of radii $r_1$ and $r_2$ ($> r_1$) having charges $q_1$ and $q_2$ respectively kept in air, are brought in contact. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

6.
The resistance of a metal wire at \( 20^\circ \text{C} \) is \( 1.05 \, \Omega \) and at \( 100^\circ \text{C} \) is \( 1.38 \, \Omega \). Determine the temperature coefficient of resistivity of this metal.

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Explain What Happens When Amber is Rubbed with Wool or Silk.

What is static electricity?

Characteristics of static electricity

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CBSE CLASS XII Related Questions

3.Write two advantages of reflecting telescope over refracting telescope.

5.Two metal spheres of radii $r_1$ and $r_2$ ($> r_1$) having charges $q_1$ and $q_2$ respectively kept in air, are brought in contact. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

6. The resistance of a metal wire at \( 20^\circ \text{C} \) is \( 1.05 \, \Omega \) and at \( 100^\circ \text{C} \) is \( 1.38 \, \Omega \). Determine the temperature coefficient of resistivity of this metal.

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3.
Write two advantages of reflecting telescope over refracting telescope.

5.
Two metal spheres of radii $r_1$ and $r_2$ ($> r_1$) having charges $q_1$ and $q_2$ respectively kept in air, are brought in contact. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

6.
The resistance of a metal wire at \( 20^\circ \text{C} \) is \( 1.05 \, \Omega \) and at \( 100^\circ \text{C} \) is \( 1.38 \, \Omega \). Determine the temperature coefficient of resistivity of this metal.